A case study compared United States and South Korean press coverage of the crash of the November 29, 1987, Korean Air Lines (KAL) flight 858, to examine how the press reported the terrorism angle before evidence supporting the charges of terrorism was uncovered. Stories dealing with the crash reported in four prestigious United States newspapers and two leading South Korean newspapers from November 30 to December 3, 1987, were analyzed. Analysis focused on whether references were made to the terrorism angle. Results (1) did not suggest evidence that the press plays up or sensationalizes terrorist events; (2) showed that neither the South Korean nor the United States press gave much coverage to the terrorist angle until a major event was uncovered suggesting North Korean involvement; (3) suggest that public officials exercised at least a degree of "agenda control"; and (4) suggest that mere allegations or rumors of terrorism alone will not lead the press to report about terrorism in great detail and that some evidence is needed before the press focuses on the terrorism angle. (MS)