Class 7 – Mass media and interna1onal conflicts (guest lecture)
Media Sphere
Interna,onal news – news sources
- News sources
o Own news gathering vs external news gathering
o Globaliza,on of sources
o Handling of sources
o Handling of source material
- Interna,onal news agencies
o Television agencies
§ The big three
• Reuters/RTN
• Associated press/APTN
• Agence France Press
§ In fact duopoly: Reuters(TN), AP(TN)
o Role of broadcasters: CNN, BBC-world
o New players: Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, …
o Newest players in the game: CCTV
- Western dominance
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