How does an authoritarian regime cover news about foreign countries for its domestic
audience? What accounts for the variation in news coverage received by different foreign …

I explore what determines media slant towards foreign nations using the 2018-2019 Sino-
US trade negotiation as a testing ground. Using an event study design and coverage by …

 International trade relations not only affect trade exchanges between countries, but also
have a profound impact on other fields. Trade relations can directly affect cultural recognition …

This article utilizes a 14-country comparative data set and analyzes how different countries'
television news has covered the events and controversies surrounding the Beijing Olympics …

China's increased participation in UN peacekeeping can be seen as an attempt towards
becoming and being perceived as responsible global power. In recent years, China's …

Why do some countries appear more popular than others in mass media? Although
researchers have long sought to explain foreign countries' prevalence in the media, to date …

What determines authoritarian media's coverage of international politics? Existing
scholarship on media outlets in authoritarian countries has largely focused on their domestic …

Movies are among the US's most successful exports, and China is by far the largest market.
China welcomes high-quality US movies in order to grow its own theatrical market, while …

Why is authoritarian propaganda often uninspiring, and how can states create captivating
content that competes in the modern information landscape? This dissertation theorizes that …