An Islamist Newspaper Faces West: Zaman’s English and Turkish Editions During a Seismic Year
Selected for presentation and publication: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, Toronto, 2004
By Kristen S. Stevens, E.W. Scripps Graduate School of Journalism, Ohio University
This study analyzes Turkish commentaries translated for an online English edition, Zaman, between March 2003-March 2004, and compares coverage between Zaman’s Turkish and English language editions surrounding the November 2003 terrorist attacks in Istanbul. An analysis of the primary topic selection in moderate Islamist Zaman’s articles and commentaries revealed that its coverage changed after the attacks in November 2003 – but ideological consonance was found between the two language editions.
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Bias in International Coverage: Two U.S. Newspapers’ Treatment of the Venezuelan Political Crisis in 2002-2003
Selected for presentation and publication: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, Toronto, 2004
By Kristen S. Stevens, Natalia Matukhno, Julie Shaw and Jose Benítez, E.W. Scripps Graduate School of Journalism, Ohio University
The focus of this content analysis is to investigate how two major U.S. newspapers—the New York Times and the Washington Post—covered the political crisis in Venezuela from February 2002 through January 2003. This study analyzes the coverage by these newspapers of political, social, and economic discord in Venezuela during a time when U.S. policy was directly opposed to President Chavez.
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