Academic literature points to proximity, including geographic, political, economic, and
cultural, as a key news value that influences media attention, sourcing, and visual framing …

With today's social and geopolitical order in significant flux this project offers vital insight into
the future global order by comparatively charting national media perceptions regarding the …

This study examines the framing of the Mahsa Amini protests in American and Iranian news
media using a mixed-methodology approach to analyze 200 online news stories published …

In a time of declining support for democracy and intensifying rivalry between democracies
and autocracies, understanding how nondemocratic nations portray US elections is vital …

Drawing from an analysis of media coverage of the Olympics from 2012 to 2022, the study
posits that international media outfits tend to underreport the performance of non-democratic …

This paper looks closely at the civil unrest in Iran sparked in 2022 by the murder of Mahsa
Amini which visual documentation is flooded with imagery of violence and counter-violence …

This article reports on one salient case where the departure from the protest paradigm was
partially met, resulting in incongruent multimodal news content. The case involves the …

Abstract The Russia–Ukraine War has emerged as a highly contentious global issue since
2022. While China and the UK are not directly involved in the conflict, considerable attention …

Despite the United States being the only country in the world that places its former and
incoming leader on a stage for millions to see, with the “Peaceful Transition of Power” being …

The role of elected officials as focal point of activism is well understood. However, activism
by politicians is underexplored. Drawing on the collective action framing literature and the …