Journal article
The geography of travel journalism: Mapping the flow of travel stories about foreign countries
International Communication Gazette, Vol.76(1), pp.47-66
2014
Abstract
While the study of foreign news flows has received considerable attention from communication scholars for quite some time, it has typically focused on political or 'hard' news, at the expense of other types of journalistic content. This article argues that, as the foreign news hole is shrinking, travel journalism is becoming an increasingly important source of information about foreign countries in the news media. It reports the results of a comparative study of newspaper travel sections in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK, and argues that travel journalism often replicates the imbalances found in foreign news flows. Well-known factors - such as regionalism, powerful nations, cultural proximity, the role played by big neighbours and the diversity of coverage - are also powerful determinants in travel journalism. At the same time, a country's tourist behaviour also plays a role but is often overshadowed by other factors
Details
- Title
- The geography of travel journalism: Mapping the flow of travel stories about foreign countries
- Authors
- Folker Hanusch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- International Communication Gazette, Vol.76(1), pp.47-66
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.1177/1748048513504045
- ISSN
- 1748-0485
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449019502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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