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The internet's impact on international knowledge

Christopher E. Beaudoin

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, USA, beaudoin{at}tulane.edu

With data from a national telephone survey, the current study examines the comparative and synergistic influence of the internet on international knowledge. Independent and interactive media effects are considered in terms of four medium-specific measures of international news attention. Internet news attention had the most positive effect on international knowledge of any of the news measures. In terms of the other three news attention measures, the effects of newspapers and cable TV were positive, while that of network TV was non-significant. In addition, the interaction of internet news attention and network TV news attention positively predicted international knowledge. In contrast, the interaction of newspaper news attention and network TV news attention negatively predicted international knowledge. These findings indicate the positive comparative and synergistic influence that the internet can have on international knowledge development in the United States.

Key Words: international knowledge • international news • internet news • internet news effects

New Media & Society, Vol. 10, No. 3, 455-474 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1461444807085327
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