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Informationen zum Autor Stephen J. Farnsworth is professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Mary Washington and director of the University's Center for Leadership and Media Studies. He is the author or co-author of several books on media and politics and a former daily newspaper journalist. Farnsworth was recognized with an award for his dedication and service to Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, at the American Political Science Association Conference 2016.S. Robert Lichter is professor of communication at George Mason University, where he directs the Center for media and Public Affairs, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media research organization.Roland Schatz is the president of the New York - based Media tenor Ltd., a provider of international media content analysis. Klappentext When the US government speaks, the world listens, regardless of whether people like what they hear. News reporters and citizens around the world pay considerable attention to the statements of US presidents and the actions of the US government. In The Global President: International Communication and the US Government, scholars Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter and Roland Schatz provide an expansive international examination of news coverage of US political communication, and the roles the US government and the Presidency play in an increasingly communicative and interconnected political world. Based on a wealth of data from countries around the world on the image of the America in TV news over the past decade, this impressive study is a must-read for understanding how perceptions of the country and its leaders have changed and the potential for the President of the United States to exert strategic influence. -- Holli A. Semetko, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Media and International Affairs Emory University Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Global Communication and the US GovernmentChapter 2. The World is Watching, Don't Look Back: News about US Politicians, People and Polities Chapter 3. The Obama Presidency: International Media PerspectivesChapter 4. The George W. Bush Presidency: International Media PerspectivesChapter 5. US Foreign Policy and International News: Comparing Obama and Bush Chapter 6. International News Perspectives on the 2008 US Presidential Election Chapter 7. Globalization, International News and the US GovernmentAppendixReferencesIndex...
