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Comparing Media : Political/Social/Economic Frameworks

A Country's Press/Media | Specific Country Information (Political/Social/Economic)
Where to Find International News Sources | Where to Find U.S. News Sources
Books on a Country's Mass Media | Videos on a Country's Mass Media
Scholarly Journals/Research Databases | Company/Industry Information Resources
Citing Information | Researching International Mass Communications Topics (PowerPoint: 2,301KB)

This guide is recommended for use by students in the following courses:

and, among other resources, provides information on international media-related topics. This guide will prove especially helpful for students doing comparative studies of certain media policies or phenomenon between different countries.

For additional help with any of these resources or to schedule an appointment, please contact: Debora Cheney, Foster Communications Librarian and Head, News & Microforms Library, 814-863-1345 or stop by the News & Microforms Library Reference Desk, Ground Floor Pattee Library or the Social Sciences Library Reference Desk, Second Floor Paterno Library, 814-865-4861.

A Country's Press/Media

World Media Systems provides a variety of sources on media and press related to specific countries. Included in the guide are web sites, print sources available in the University Libraries, and news databases provided by the University Libraries. Although all sources are organized by country, the sources in the first section focus primarily on the media and media systems within the country, while the second section focuses on the country and its political, economic, and social structure. Together, these sections will allow you to apply the basic theories of media systems to your specific country and the media you have chosen.

Other sources you may find useful include:

Specific Country Information (Political/Social/Economic)

Specific Country Information (Political, Social, Economic) provides both online and hard copy resources that cover how media is affected within the parameters of political, economic, and social conditions of countries worldwide.

Where to Find International News Sources

Where to Find International News Sources provides links to a number of different newspapers from many countries.

Where to Find U.S. News Sources

The databases listed here contain current and archived articles (and pictures) from U.S. and international newspapers. Use NewsCAT to search for a particular newspaper title. This will direct you to the correct database. (Note: most online newspaper coverage only goes back to the late 1980s.) See Newspaper Database Features page for more information about these databases.

Note: At the News and Microforms Library, Ground Floor, West Pattee, you can read daily U.S. and international newspapers and news magazines. You can also search archived stories on microfilm. NewsCAT provides information on which newspapers the library has on microfilm.

Books on a Country's Mass Media

Try searching the CAT by using the term "mass media" and the name of a country, for example, "Brazil". This will yield a number of books that explain the mass media of the country in which you're researching.

Videos on a Country's Mass Media

Divided by language : India's newspapers
"Divided by Language reports on the newspaper in India and examines its role in India's democracy and multicultural, multilingual society. [...] The film also details a unique feature of India's press: newspapers published in the country's many languages are attentive to local and regional issues and concerns while English language papers cater to a pan-Indian, national readership." [National Film Netowrk]

Brazil Revealed
"Discover Brazil through the eyes of its people and explore the surrounding beaches, jungles and landscaping mountains that make this land so vibrant. Witness the roles that history, geography, culture, religion and the natural environment have played in shaping one of the most fascinating countries in the world. From a government worker who dreams of performing the samba at Carnaval, to a young man whose life is capoeira, to a river trader whose livelihood depends on the Amazon, and a maid determined to win the biggest amateur soccer tournament in the world, meet some of the individuals who personify the energy and intensity of this tropical South American paradise. Using the latest HD camera technology coupled with movie-caliber cinematography and effects, hear the stories of several Brazilians whose lives sum up the essence of Brazil and epitomize its people's natural habit of "seizing the moment." [Discovery Channel Canada]

Scholarly Journals Databases

A. Scholarly Journals/Research Databases:

B. Other Research Sources:

Company/Industry Information Resources

Citing Information

Citing Information will assist you in correctly documenting the resources you use. When using resources, it is always extremely important to cite the source of the information. Because information can come from so many different kinds of sources, sometimes citing a source correctly can be confusing or frustrating. The easiest way to correctly cite a source you have used is to follow specific formatting and citation guides that show you exactly how to format titles, dates, and other information generally included in citations.

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