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It should be obvious that international news reporting, which structures our view of what is happening in our world, is a product and a reflection of the society that produces it. It has even been stated that journalism is not so much an exercise in informing the public about developments in the world as it is in reflecting the view of reality that filters news and events, and then talks or writes about those issues and events that fit comfortably into a preexisting view of what is real.
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Natella, A.A. (2011). Communications and the Third World. In: International Relations in the Post-Industrial Era. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-11917-8_12
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