Tracking China’s Earthquake on TV and the Internet
by Deborah Fallows, Senior Research Fellow Beijing – On Monday, May 12, at 2:28 pm, I was working at my desk on the 21st floor of the apartment building where we live in Beijing. Like many other people...
View ArticleTracking China’s Earthquake on TV and the Internet – Part II
by Deborah Fallows, Senior Research Fellow I have continued to watch Chinese TV and monitor the internet since the earthquake happened, one week ago. Chinese TV has regained its footing and is back to...
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The Media’s Olympics
Sunday morning August 10, the Washington Post offered readers a front page story about U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps’ gold medal victory in the 400-meter individual medley, the first of eight he would...
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Global Media Celebrate Obama Victory — But Cautious Too
by Michael Remez, Senior Writer, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and Richard Wike, Associate Director, Pew Global Attitudes Project The morning after George W. Bush’s 2004...
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As Obama Takes Office, Global Press Turns to Regional Concerns
by Richard Wike, Associate Director, Pew Global Attitudes Project, and Michael Remez, Senior Writer, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press The celebratory tone that characterized...
View ArticleGlobal Pandemic, Global Coverage
by Erica Feldherr and Amy Mitchell, Project for Excellence in Journalism In late April, news of the rapidly spreading “swine flu” swept across the American media as few sudden stories do. As the...
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How the U.S. Media Cover China
On Jan. 18, President Hu Jintao of China arrived in the U.S. for a four-day visit — the highlight being a lavish black-tie dinner at the White House. It was Obama’s third state dinner, but because of...
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How the Media Have Covered bin Laden’s Death So Far
In the first three days since the death of Osama bin Laden, the attention given to the event in both traditional and new media has been only nominally focused on the political ramifications of the...
View ArticlePublic Yawns at European Economic Woes
As the G-8 leaders prepare to meet at Camp David on Friday, the dominant topic of conversation will be the European debt crisis. Yet it is a crisis that has attracted minimal interest or concern among...
View ArticleInterest in Foreign News Declines from 2011
Public interest in foreign news stories has been modest so far this year, in stark contrast to 2011 when several overseas news stories, from the Japanese tsunami and nuclear disaster to the “Arab...
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Egypt’s restrictions on religion coincide with lack of religious tolerance
Religious restrictions increased in the Middle East-North Africa region in the year following the Arab Spring, and Egypt was home to some of the most intense government restrictions. But in Egypt, the...
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Challenge for Egypt: Finding leaders with wide support
Protestors shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans at a demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on July 5. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) The turmoil in Egypt turned increasingly violent on Monday when Egyptian...
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Many Venezuelans want better relations with the U.S.
Edward Snowden, who revealed classified details about the American National Security Agency’s surveillance program, has reportedly been stranded in the transit zone of Russia’s Sheremetyevo airport for...
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Japan elections come amid shifting attitudes on country’s military posture
Ever since its defeat in World War 2, Japan has officially been a nation without a military having adopted a provision in its constitution – Article 9 – that renounced war and forbid maintaining the...
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China’s economic influence in Asia doesn’t always lead to positive feelings
It seems the Beatles were right when they sang all those years ago that “Money can’t buy me love.” Although China’s trade ties with and economic influence on its Asian and Pacific Rim neighbors are...
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Egyptians hold Saudi Arabia in high regard
In the wake of President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster from office, Saudi Arabia has emerged as one of the leading backers of Egypt’s new military regime. Along with diplomatic initiatives, the Saudi kingdom...
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Even before chemical weapons furor, Assad had little support among publics in...
As the U.S., its European allies and various Arab states in the Middle East consider military action against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad for his alleged use of chemical weapons, Assad doesn’t...
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As U.S. considers Syrian strike, support for NATO has waned
Now that the Obama administration believes it has the evidence that Syrian government forces used chemical weapons, options are being reviewed for U.S. military strikes against Syria. All indications...
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UN approval before using military force lacks widespread global agreement
The UN Security Council failed Wednesday to reach agreement on a British-sponsored resolution authorizing “necessary measures… to protect civilians” in Syria. It was an effort to gain multilateral...
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As elections approach, Australians’ satisfaction with country’s direction is...
Australians head to the polls September 7 to choose a new government. The latest public opinion surveys show the conservative opposition led by Tony Abbott with a commanding lead – 54% to 46% – over...
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