ABSTRACT
This volume explores the political impact of journalistic discourse on international -- and especially Canadian/American -- relations. In so doing, it provides a comparative analysis of American and international press accounts of selected Canadian/American issues such as free trade, cruise missile testing, and acid rain. The intention of the book is to enhance understanding of the political significance of journalists' interpretations of Canadian/American affairs, although the communication perspective and method of news analysis of the book are appropriate for the study of the United States' news-mediated relations with other countries. This study also examines the way people negotiate news-mediated political discourse and how that communication process can influence international affairs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|34 pages
News Media and International Relations: Theory and Method
chapter Chapter 1|12 pages
A Theoretical Framework
chapter Chapter 2|20 pages
News Form and Audience Orientation: An Alternative Approach to the Analysis of International News
part II|116 pages
The Politics of American News in Canadian/American Relations