Global News Broadcasting in the Pre-Television Era: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of World War II Newsreel Coverage

Scott Althaus; Kaye Usry; Stanley Richards; Bridgette Van Thuyle; Isabelle Aron; Lu Huang; Kalev Leetaru; Monica Muehlfeld; Karissa Snouffer; Seth Weber; Yuji Zhang; Patricia Phalen

doi:10.1080/08838151.2017.1375500

Global News Broadcasting in the Pre-Television Era: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of World War II Newsreel Coverage

Scott Althaus, Kaye Usry, Stanley Richards, Bridgette Van Thuyle, Isabelle Aron, Lu Huang, Kalev Leetaru, Monica Muehlfeld, Karissa Snouffer, Seth Weber, Yuji Zhang, Patricia Phalen

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Although largely forgotten, the newsreel industry was the first news broadcasting system to convey visual news reports to a worldwide audience. This study presents the first systematic, cross-national comparison of the news content delivered through this broadcasting system. Our analysis confirms that similar news content was internationally distributed and editorially “glocalized” to fit local audience tastes. Contrary to their reputation for being light and frivolous, newsreels during World War II were usually descriptive and straightforward. We conclude that the global newsreel system should be seen as a rudimentary precursor to today’s satellite news channels.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	147-167
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Volume	62
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2017.1375500
State	Published - Jan 2 2018

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Althaus, S., Usry, K., Richards, S., Van Thuyle, B., Aron, I., Huang, L., Leetaru, K., Muehlfeld, M., Snouffer, K., Weber, S., Zhang, Y., & Phalen, P. (2018). Global News Broadcasting in the Pre-Television Era: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of World War II Newsreel Coverage. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 62(1), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2017.1375500

Global News Broadcasting in the Pre-Television Era : A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of World War II Newsreel Coverage. / Althaus, Scott; Usry, Kaye; Richards, Stanley; Van Thuyle, Bridgette; Aron, Isabelle; Huang, Lu; Leetaru, Kalev; Muehlfeld, Monica; Snouffer, Karissa; Weber, Seth; Zhang, Yuji; Phalen, Patricia.

In: Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Vol. 62, No. 1, 02.01.2018, p. 147-167.

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Althaus, S, Usry, K, Richards, S, Van Thuyle, B, Aron, I, Huang, L, Leetaru, K, Muehlfeld, M, Snouffer, K, Weber, S, Zhang, Y & Phalen, P 2018, 'Global News Broadcasting in the Pre-Television Era: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of World War II Newsreel Coverage', Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2017.1375500

Althaus, Scott ; Usry, Kaye ; Richards, Stanley ; Van Thuyle, Bridgette ; Aron, Isabelle ; Huang, Lu ; Leetaru, Kalev ; Muehlfeld, Monica ; Snouffer, Karissa ; Weber, Seth ; Zhang, Yuji ; Phalen, Patricia. / Global News Broadcasting in the Pre-Television Era : A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of World War II Newsreel Coverage. In: Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. 2018 ; Vol. 62, No. 1. pp. 147-167.

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