Newspaper Portrayal of Chinese Investment in Latin American Newspapers: A Content Analysis

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Abstract

This study is a content analysis of how Chinese investment is presented in Latin American newspapers. Results show usages of different news sources and journalistic tone across nations. We also found that economic consequence frame is used more often than conflict frame. Moreover, the nevertheless considerably used conflict frame focuses more on the conflict between Latin America and China rather than that between China and the US.

Authors

• Yicheng Zhu, University of South Carolina

• Longxing Wang, Universidad Complutense de Madrid