Global news flowGlobal news flow (also referred to as international news flow) is a field of study that deals with the news coverage of events in foreign nations. It describes and explains the flow of news from one nation to another.[1] Studies on global news flow typically attempt to understand why certain nations are more newsworthy than others..[2][3] Along the years it has been found that the economic power of regions plays a particularly crucial role in their news prominence[4] as well as the presence of international news agencies.[5] Thus, the EU and North America have been found to be very prominent in news mentions around the world (18%), followed by China, and Middle Eastern countries (about 3-5% each).[1] The unequal representation of the world and the under-representation of developing countries have been already of a great concern at least since the 1950s, since they influence the way people perceive the world and the image of countries.[6] This problem was later addressed in the MacBride report, and his set of recommendations for a New World Information and Communication Order. The unequal representation of the world has been also linked to the World System Theory, and the unequal economic structure of the world.[7] A 2015 study published in the journal Journalism, examining "validity and limits of the news flow theory," found that "Over-represented regional centers in West Europe and Asia overshadow the under-represented regional peripheries in East Europe and the Middle East".[8] See also
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