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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New York, August 29, 2014. – International TV news turned a negative lens on the U.S. as it focused on racism in the country in the wake of the police shooting of Michael Brown and subsequent protests and police actions in Ferguson, Missouri, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Prior to this month, international TV news did not consider racism in the U.S. a topic of interest or concern,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor. “However, th...

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Pretoria, July 10, 2014. Media coverage before and during FIFA’s showpiece event indicates that Germany have won off the field as well as on it in reaching the World Cup Final. While other national teams buckled under the pressure of expectation, Germany have risen to the occasion, proving their backers right. Argentina, Germany’s opponents in the final, go into Sunday’s match as underdogs in the media, an unlikely scenario for a South American side in a World Cup in Brazil against Eu...

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New York, June 27, 2014. Five years after his death and despite negativity around controversies from during his life, Michael Jackson retains access to a global media audience, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

In the wake of Jackson’s virtual performance at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, recent coverage in consumer and industry print publications highlights significant respect for and interest in Jackson’s legacy as a performer. This has included cover...

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