September 2011
The relationship between media and news sources: A content analysis of Argentine telephone service privatization in August to October 1990
This study analyzed the media coverage of the process for the privatization of Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ENTel), the Argentine state-owned telephone company provided by the Argentine printing press during the last stage of the company’s state management (August to October 1990). Results showed that the media were prone to publish the information as disclosed by official entities. Thus,...
September 2011
Media representation of science: How the Philippine press defines biotechnology
The Philippines is the first and only Asian country to approve genetically modified (GM) Bt corn for commercialization. Even prior to its approval and eventual commercialization, the print media assumed a critical role in providing information about biotechnology and in documenting the scientific process that led to its adoption by farmers. To develop an understanding of the media coverage of modern...
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