Narcos addiction: A three-decade content analysis of the representation of Colombia in The New York Times and on IMDb.com

Abstract

Building on research into media representation of countries and agenda-setting theory, a content analysis analyzed the way Colombia was portrayed in The New York Times headlines and IMDb plot summaries during 1980 to 2013. This unusual longitudinal study compares the representation of Colombia to other South American countries. Among other conclusions, this study finds that over the 34-year period the word “drug” was included in a New York Times headline with the word “Colombia” more times than any other word with any other South American country.

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agenda-setting theory Colombia The New York Times IMDb drugs South America

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