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Greasing the squeaky wheel: News media coverage and us development aid, 1977--1992

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  • Douglas A. van Belle
  • Steven W. Hook

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This study explores the role that news media coverage plays in influencing US foreign policy in general, and foreign aid policy in particular. It is expected that foreign policy officials will be responsive to the content of the domestic news media and will attempt to align their actions with what they expect is the public's perception of the importance of a particular issue. In this study, it is hypothesized that that higher levels of news coverage of a potential recipient country will lead to higher aid commitments. The analysis examines the levels of US aid commitments to those it provided aid during the period 1977--1992. Even with an admittedly simple measure of news media coverage, the empirical findings are clear. The level of news coverage is a statistically significant factor in the levels of aid offered by the US. Thus a domestic political motive may be considered to be operative along with more widely studied determinants of aid based upon humanitarian motives and national self‐interests.

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  • Douglas A. van Belle & Steven W. Hook, 2000. "Greasing the squeaky wheel: News media coverage and us development aid, 1977--1992," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(3), pages 321-346, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:26:y:2000:i:3:p:321-346
    DOI: 10.1080/03050620008434970
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