Study title

International Foreign News Study 1995

Dataset ID Number

FSD1026

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1026
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1026

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Stevenson, Robert (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Abstract

The 1995 international news flow study contained news stories from 46 countries. The material of some countries covers foreign news well; others comprise only a part or are very limited in scope. Extensive selection has been provided from Germany, Great Britain, Finland, and Japan. The number of media under study (radio/TV news, newspapers) varies: from ten in Germany to one media in several countries. Many coders have participated in the data collection, and no reliability tests have been carried out between the different countries. The material was coded in accordance with the international coding instructions for research.

Keywords

news; news flow; news transmission

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Researchers/research groups in each countries

Time Period Covered

1995

Collection Dates

1995-09-03 – 1995-09-23

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

46 countries

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Media unit: Text

Object

Universe

Foreign affairs news in major daily newspapers, and main television and radio news broadcasts

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The principle for choosing the material was that at least two main national daily newspapers and the country's most important news broadcasts had to be included.

Collection Mode

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Secondary data collection guide

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English and Finnish.

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Number of Cases and Variables

28 variables and 66186 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Stevenson, Robert (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill): International Foreign News Study 1995 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2000-08-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1026

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Other Material

See downloadable files at the top of the page.

The study web site (including coding instructions and technical description of the study)

Related Publications

Ulkomaat ruudussa ja aalloilla: analyysi radion ja television ulkomaanuutisten sisällöstä ja lähteistä (1996). Toim. Minna Aslama & Jussi Salmi. Helsinki: Yleisradio. Tasa-arvotoimikunnan julkaisuja; B:2/1996.

Uutisia yli rajojen: Ulkomaanuutisten maisema Suomessa (1998). Toim. Ullamaija Kivikuru & Jukka Pietiläinen. Lahti: Helsingin yliopiston Lahden tutkimus- ja koulutuskeskus.