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Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Graphs
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Foreword by Steven Livingston
Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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Abbreviations
PART I
1 The CNN Effect The CNN Effect in Theory xxiii
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Defining the CNN Effect 4
What is the Agent? 5
What is Affected? 6
Effect or Effects? 7
The CNN Effect and Globalization 12
Reach 13
Density 14
Speed 17
The CNN Effect and Global Awareness 17
2 Demonstrating the CNN Effect 21
Research Approaches in the CNN Effect Literature 22
Interview-Based Approaches 22
Media-Based Approaches 24
Quantitative Approaches 26
The Policy-Media Interaction Model 27
The Challenging CNN Effect Model—A New
Research Approach 31
The Quantitative Test 34
The Coding Test 34
The Policy Substance Test 35