U.S. newspaper coverage of human rights in Latin America, 1975-1982: Exploring President Carter's agenda-building influence

From: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

President Jimmy Carter's elevation of human rights to a major foreign policy concern had an impact on U.S. news coverage of Latin America. In the mid-1970s, U.S. coverage of Latin America was erratic at best. By the time Carter left office, the U.S. media had significantly increased both the resources and space devoted to covering the region.

In 1948, the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, headed by Eleanor Roosevelt, was instrumental in the formulation and adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But the implementation of the Universal Declaration was frozen in its tracks ...

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