Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-197) and index.

International news -- Who are the foreign correspondents? -- What gets covered and where -- The culture of foreign correspondence -- The technology of international news -- Freelancers and foreigners -- Languages -- Constructive criticism.

American public opinion is having more influence than ever on how U.S leaders respond to international crises and formulate foreign policy. Yet at the same time, there is evidence that Americans are increasingly ill-informed about international affairs. This paradox raises many serious questions: What information about the world are we given by the mainstream media? How much? How good? By whom? Through what means? And how much foreign news is really enough? In this fifth volume of his highly acclaimed Newswork series, Stephen Hess addresses these questions and offers a revealing look at how the print and broadcast media cover international affairs and how foreign correspondents do their work.