The theory of newsworthiness applied to Mexico's press. How the news factors influence foreign news coverage in a transitional country

Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-64

  Schwarz, Andreas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Mexican press; News factors; News selection; News values; Quantitative content analysis; Theory of newsworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849140143     PISSN: 03412059     EISSN: 16134087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/COMMUN.2006.004     Document Type: Article

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