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The aim of this article is to analyze how the Spanish newspapers covered an international event such as the Egyptian spring from 2011 to 2013. From the perspective of the representation of Arab-Islamic issues, this study carries out a quantitative content analysis on the four reference newspapers in Spain (ABC, El Mundo, El País, and La Vanguardia) to find out whether there was an Islamophobic or Islamophilic treatment during the Egyptian revolution. The results of the 3,045 articles analyzed show that Spanish newspapers were remarkably interested in Egyptian events and that cultural discourses were not relevant in the coverage. However, it is necessary to specify these outcomes by newspaper, because each paper proposed its own take on the matter based on information provided by press agencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information about the representation of ethnicity in domestic news in the European Union countries and the Netherlands. Portrayal is undoubtedly influential in the shaping of people's opinions about ethnic minorities, if only because most people do not have direct contact and exchange with ethnic minorities and thus rely on hearsay and the media as main sources for their knowledge about ethnic minority groups and issues. Although many media monitoring reports have assessed the position of ethnic minorities in the news, there are few whose scope goes beyond the national borders. Moreover, the existing single-country studies cannot be compared as they use different selection criteria, and the few cross-national studies that exist usually focus on a selected group of approximately six countries. The advantage of focusing on domestic news is that it avoids the methodological problem of dealing with groups of different origin, and minority v. majority status in domestic v. international news.

Examines the nature of news coverage of Canada in the on-line versions of Dutch newspapers. Criticisms on the performance of foreign correspondents when covering international news; Format characteristics and news functions considered in the investigation; Frames frequently used by journalists when reporting.

Editorial. Discusses topics concerning the determinants of international news production. Comparison between developed and developing countries in terms of their handling of systemic determinants of international news flows; U.S. network news during international elections; Role of the community in deciding when and why some U.S. newspaper organizations invest in staff expertise in the field of international news.