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GIARI Working Paper Vol. 2008-E-3,
May 31, 2008

2008-E-3
News about China in the US Media since the Cold War's End:
Analysis of Economic Structural Determinants

Troy Knudson
PhD Student, Waseda University Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies
Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Research Assistant, Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration(1)
Working Paper for the Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration(2)






(1) The author would like to express his appreciation to the Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration, located at Waseda University's Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for their generous funding during the research and writing of this paper.
(2) This is a much revised version of an earlier paper presented at the Joint Workshop and Symposium, held between Waseda University, Fudan University, and Korea University, held at Waseda University, February 2008. The author would like to thank the scholars who gave comments, advice, and direction during and after the presentation.

• Introduction
• Economic Determinants of International News
• Country Position within the World System
• Country Relevance within the Dominant Frame
• Market Journalism and China's Centrality
• Coding Scheme, Variables, and Hypothesis
• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variables
• Statistical Analysis
• Discussion
• References