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* * * * * * * Images of Nations in the News: The Image of Greece in the U.S. Press  An analytic perspective by Thimios Zaharopoulos Park University Definition of News Newsworthiness = Timeliness Proximity Prominence Conflict Impact Oddity Characteristics of the U.S. News Media Gatekeepers Objectivity (conflicting truth claims) Focus on Events (not processes) It is a business (in a consumer society) Characteristics of International News Coverage Limited in amount Conflict-oriented Ethnocentric Elite nations are primarily covered Determinants of International News Coverage Gro