AI news coverage reveals hierarchy of innovators, regulators and overlooked regions
A study of over 43,000 news articles reveals that media coverage of AI reinforces a hierarchy where the U.S. is the innovator, Europe is the regulator, and other regions are largely ignored or viewed as sites of implementation. This discursive stratification shapes public perception of AI's global role.
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It demonstrates how media narratives influence geopolitical power dynamics and the perceived legitimacy of different nations in the technological landscape.
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Add as preferred source Top mentions in the American AI news data set. Credit: International Journal of Communication. DOI: 10.65476/4614hy26. Analyzing more than 43,000 English-language newspaper articles, a new study reveals a highly stratified narrative about AI in which the news media allocate authority unequally, reinforcing the technology's prominent role in contemporary life.
The study, published in the International Journal of Communication , examines English-language newspaper sources in the United States and Europe through Dec. 31, 2024. The final collection comprised 43,027 newspaper articles, including 9,684 from the U.S. and 33,343 from Europe. The authors used computational text analysis alongside interpretive examination of the articles.
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