Pretoria, 3 October 2014. This week the world marks world human trafficking awareness week and Media Tenor has conducted research into media trends surrounding the topic. Analysis shows that the global media have turned a blind eye to the issue of human trafficking, focusing on conflict around the globe instead. It is estimated that some 2,5 million people are victims of trafficking each year but the issues are not covered in great depth by the world’s media.

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New York. September 30, 2014 – Women are severely underrepresented on international TV news and are frequently framed as victims as opposed to political leaders, business people, and other high-achieving public figures, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Not only do women represent only 11 out of the 100 most visible people on international TV news,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor, “these women only get 3% of the news coverage, hi...

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Pretoria, 19 September 2014. The Scottish referendum to decide whether to be independent from the United Kingdom ignited fierce debate and garnered significant media attention throughout 2014. Research by Media Tenor has found that Alex Salmond’s prominence in the media may have driven away some potential yes voters. Salmond was the only voice of the Yes campaign who garnered significant coverage while the Better Together campaign offered a variety if voices from different political parti...

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New York, September 11, 2014. As the thirteenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the U.S. approaches, terrorism concerns are once again strongly visible on U.S. and international TV news; this coverage remains driven by stereotypes that cause more harm than good, according to new research from Media Tenor International. Although there is little media concern regarding potential terrorist actions on U.S. soil, journalists continue to provide extremist outliers the publicity they ...

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Rapperswil, September 2, 2014. Before this week’s NATO summit in Wales the media image of the Western defence alliance lacks a clear-cut media profile. Sparse coverage with mostly negative or ambiguous tonality does not shed light on the goals of the organization or help it to find support.

“The last time German opinion-leading media covered NATO positively was in the year 2002; the last lengthy report about the alliance focused on strikes against Gaddafi’s regime in 2011 in r...

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