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Television diffusion Newspaper diffusion Ethnic similarity business investment normative deviance Ethnic similarity economic aid Ethnic similarity variable did by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from to event newspaper coverage military aid stronger for for newspaper coverage. somewhat important prominence. In related to prominence, hypothesis was related to event regression analyses television networks) for variance associated contingent conditions event constant for equations were remaining coun- event characteristics and, cultural significance to constraints, because two rela- significance variables a statistically significant portion newspaper coverage. significance variables added variance explained newspaper coverage, but not television coverage. Economic cance was a statistically significant contributor to variables to enter the was entered involvement and a statistically significant increment to variance explained most important contributors to newspaper and television coverage. interaction variables, most important interaction was between (the extent event threatens event country). television networks, interaction was between (the extent broken norms by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from and regression analyses reveal that, contrary to not important prominently international dimensions to prominence: deviance television coverage, most important for newspaper most important for television coverage. the three social significance economic aid gives to coverage and event country) most important for television coverage. contingent conditions), significance variables. the newspa- the methods variables were dichotomized mean prominence and by prominent coverage and least prominent than events by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from 1.0 1 1 ;21" Prominence o High normative of event cwerage' 0.5 0.0 LOW High Economic signifmce of event country'. 'Newspaper prominence was operationalid as [Z(article positions within the newspa- per) (article size in square inches)]. See the methods section for more information. 'These variables were dichotomized at summary, hypothesis covered. Hypothesis weak negative relationship between and prominence coverage. But to both newspaper to prominence newspaper coverage. aid gives to event countries. deviance interacted Hypothesis four was no relationship previous work how prominently have extended on media coverage; into cultural, significance dimensions; of data for both primary and presented most events that have economic prominent coverage important theoretical contributor news content in social change. Two event coverage by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from event breaks quo, since they present events that threaten provides information normal operations, and news about events alternatives to important indicators economic significance United States, media give such events coverage. Television points out events that threaten business abroad; whereas, coverage emphasizes actions events, but cover deviant different from events. 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Religious similarity country's population a Christian for both variables not available in domestic product" country during usually from numbers were United Notions companies and their non-bank affiliates in Economic Analysis direct investment abroad" economic significance by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from Economic Analysis imports to is the variables“ include: including any military installation abroad, to foreign ed the Government Installations Directory assistance programs total dollar for military kilometers) from in which event occurred to Washington, country’s population who could ‘television diffu- because they cover international events than news shows, and therefore they coverage, we before and was estimated time frame was included in by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from 'newspaper promi- the sum (for all positionssz multiplied stories' positions within sampled from NBC shows that event characteristics than country Communication constraints the event coming from event country business investment domestic product normative deviance English spoken (dummy coded) Cultural significance event characteristic event's normative deviance event's social by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from and events most prominent English spoken (dummy Television diffusion Event deviance Ethnic similarity normative deviance regression equation by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from events happen these are news media. a sample events and This study finds certain ways national val- United States on newsworthiness events) without providing satisfactory indicated, socialization to a news organization's policies popular topic for news selection to continue newsworthiness concept theoretical predictors how prominently media cover international on international news coverage,' with media frequently being accused countries. Scholars accused Western media and time countries, disproportionate world's population. �Pamela Shoemaker the School assistant professor Department of Communication SUNY-Albany and Nancy Brendlinger assistant professor Journalism at No. 4(Winter by FELICIA GREENLEE BROWN on April 12, 2012jmq.sagepub.comDownloaded from not ignored, news media tend to a predilection toward to coverage international events, newspaper to discover empirical stud- supplying evidence in news exchange and studies news media, media" in their coverage developed similar news values newsgathering constraints was reported countries' news media by which found similarity in interviewed. 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