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Maeshima, Kazuhiro. "Japanese and U.S. Media Coverage of the Iraq War: A Comparative Analysis" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, Manchester Hyatt, San Diego, California, Mar 20, 2008 <Not Available>. 2010-03-12 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p238104_index.html>

Maeshima, K. , 2008-03-20 "Japanese and U.S. Media Coverage of the Iraq War: A Comparative Analysis" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, Manchester Hyatt, San Diego, California Online <PDF>. 2010-03-12 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p238104_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between the media and public opinion by analyzing the Iraq War coverage of two leading U.S. and Japanese newspapers: the New York Times and the Asahi. Specifically, this work has two sections. First, I analyzed all the content of the two news papers� articles regarding the war from October 1, 2002 to December 31, 2004. This work reveals that these two print media, although both liberal in their general orientation, treated the Iraq War differently. Among other things, the study quantitatively finds that they are quite distinctive in the degree of negativity about the U.S. policies toward Iraq (The negativity was tabulated in ratio to the total number of negative articles out of all stories in the subject area being explored.). The Asahi is strongly negative throughout the period of analysis, the New York Times is supportive until the end of the actual battle, but in a later stage, particularly, the end of 2003, the New York Times also becomes gradually critical of their government. In some months, the New York Times was even more negative than the Asahi, and the negativity gap between the two papers grew smaller towards the end of year 2004. Second, this work examines whether media�s impact is significant in shaping public opinion. The result discovers that poll data of Japanese sentiments about the United States show a decline in positive feelings towards the United States as the ratio of negative stories of U.S. Iraq policies carried by the Asahi rose. In addition, the Asahi�s critical assessments of the Japanese government�s Iraq policies showed a moderate negative congruence with public support for their Cabinet. Also, there was a moderate negative relationship between the New York Times �unfavorable coverage of the U.S. government�s policies of Iraq and presidential approval ratings. Finally, as a conclusion, this study ponders ramifications of media�s content toward public policy process. This study investigates the relationship between the media and public opinion by analyzing the Iraq War coverage of two leading U.S. and Japanese newspapers: the New York Times and the Asahi. Specifically, this work has two sections. First, I analyzed all the content of the two news papers� articles regarding the war from October 1, 2002 to December 31, 2004. This work reveals that these two print media, although both liberal in their general orientation, treated the Iraq War differently. Among other things, the study quantitatively finds that they are quite distinctive in the degree of negativity about the U.S. policies toward Iraq (The negativity was tabulated in ratio to the total number of negative articles out of all stories in the subject area being explored.). The Asahi is strongly negative throughout the period of analysis, the New York Times is supportive until the end of the actual battle, but in a later stage, particularly, the end of 2003, the New York Times also becomes gradually critical of their government. In some months, the New York Times was even more negative than the Asahi, and the negativity gap between the two papers grew smaller towards the end of year 2004. Second, this work examines whether media�s impact is significant in shaping public opinion. The result discovers that poll data of Japanese sentiments about the United States show a decline in positive feelings towards the United States as the ratio of negative stories of U.S. Iraq policies carried by the Asahi rose. In addition, the Asahi�s critical assessments of the Japanese government�s Iraq policies showed a moderate negative congruence with public support for their Cabinet. Also, there was a moderate negative relationship between the New York Times �unfavorable coverage of the U.S. government�s policies of Iraq and presidential approval ratings. Finally, as a conclusion, this study ponders ramifications of media�s content toward public policy process.

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