Uncle Sam is Watching You: Government Distortion in U.S. Media Attention to Foreign Leaders

• In Event: Mass Media and Government's Role and Control

Brief Overview

This study examines political bias in U.S. media outlets and finds that U.S. media suppress their overall coverage on human rights violators who vote similarly with the U.S. in the UNGA while increasing news on human rights violators who do not.

Author

• Ruilin Lai, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology