China in the Media: Effects on American Opinion

I explore how the tone of media coverage affects opinions of foreign countries by studying a particular case: the People’s Republic of China. I exploit the fact that recent presidential campaigns have focused a great deal of attention on China. Indeed, before the 2012 presidential election, media coverage of China was particularly high and largely negative due to campaign rhetoric about how China was stealing American jobs and ruining the U.S. economy. Using a nationally representative, pre- and post- election panel, I explore how these changes in media valence affect opinions of China. I use an original content analysis of mentions of China on U.S. political television to examine whether changes in the way the country is depicted in the media lead individuals to change their opinions of it. Results indicate that media valence does affect opinion; the increase in negatively-valenced coverage of China in advance of the U.S. presidential election increased the degree to which individuals perceived China to be a threat. I also find that an increase in positively-valenced coverage of China increases perceived threat from China. I also use an original survey experiment to offer causal evidence that negativelyvalenced media about foreign countries negatively affects opinions toward those countries—and their citizens. Here, I focus on political advertisements, examining whether exposure to presidential ads, aired as part of the 2012 campaign, cause individuals to have more unfavorable opinions of both China and Chinese people. I also test whether these ads cause people to discriminate against Chinese citizens and Asians, more generally. Results indicate that negatively-valenced media about a country causes people to perceive it as more threatening and to view it—and the people dwelling in it—less favorably. I also find that it causes people to discriminate against Chinese and Asians on an individual level (rather than broadly as a group), evaluating Chinese and Asian college applicants less positively. These studies highlight the power that media can have on American opinion of foreign countries and show how negatively-valenced media used during the course of ordinary campaigning can affect discrimination and Sino-U.S. relations

Chinas Partnership With Russia Seen as Serious Problem for the U.S.

As war rages in Ukraine – one which China thus far has refused to condemn – Americans are acutely concerned about the partnership between China and Russia. Around nine-in-ten U.S. adults say it's at least a somewhat serious problem for the United States, and a 62% majority say it's a very serious problem – more than say the same about any of the other six problems asked about, including China's involvement in politics in the U.S., its policies on human rights and tensions between China and Taiwan, among others.

What Do Americans Know About International Affairs?

Americans know a great deal about certain global leaders and institutions. For example, nearly eight-in-ten U.S. adults can look at a photo of Kim Jong Un and correctly identify him as the leader of North Korea, and nearly two-thirds know that Boris Johnson is the current prime minister of the United Kingdom. A slim majority also know that Ukraine is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).However, as a new Pew Research Center survey shows, Americans are less familiar with other topics. Despite the U.S. government labeling the events in Xinjiang, China, as genocide, only around one-in-five Americans are aware that it is the region in China with the most Muslims per capita. And only 41% can identify the flag of the second most populous country in the world, India

An imPRESsive mimic

Received for publication April 22, 2009; revision received June 18, 2009; and accepted June 19, 2009.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78628/1/j.1537-2995.2009.02362.x.pd

Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier

As people across the globe have increasingly turned to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and other platforms to get their news and express their opinions, the sphere of social media has become a new public space for discussing – and often arguing bitterly – about political and social issues. And in the mind of many analysts, social media is one of the major reasons for the declining health of democracy in nations around the world.However, as a new Pew Research Center survey of 19 advanced economies shows, ordinary citizens see social media as both a constructive and destructive component of political life, and overall most believe it has actually had a positive impact on democracy. Across the countries polled, a median of 57% say social media has been more of a good thing for their democracy, with 35% saying it has been a bad thing.There are substantial cross-national differences on this question, however, and the United States is a clear outlier: Just 34% of U.S. adults think social media has been good for democracy, while 64% say it has had a bad impact. In fact, the U.S. is an outlier on a number of measures, with larger shares of Americans seeing social media as divisive

What People Around the World Like And Dislike About American Society and Politics

As Pew Research Center surveys have documented, the United States' global reputation has shifted dramatically over the past two decades, often improving or declining depending on who is in the White House and the foreign policies they pursue. At the same time, many other factors have continued to shape how people see the U.S., including its vast cultural reach, its economic model and its divisive politics. A survey of 17 advanced economies highlights the complexity of America's international image. People in other publics find much to admire about the U.S., but they see many problems as well. Americans, for their part, also see both strengths and weaknesses in their society

Insuficiencia respiratoria en paciente con dengue positivo, en el Hospital Regional Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Daniel Alcides Carrión Huancayo - 2021

El caso clínico en estudio, tiene como protagonista a una fémina de 51 años, proveniente de la selva central, Provincia de Satipo, diagnosticado en el hospital de Satipo con dengue positivo, la misma que después de cursar con la sintomatología propia de dengue, al cabo de una semana es transferida al Hospital Regional Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Daniel Alcides Carrión Huancayo, ingresando al servicio de emergencia con dificultad para respirar (disnea), saturación de oxígeno 73%, como antecedentes presenta diagnóstico de Diabetes Mellitus tipo II, Hipertensión Arterial y Obesidad, a su ingreso por emergencia se le realizo una prueba antígena SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19), con resultado negativo, durante su estadía hospitalaria se infectó de neumonía. Tratamiento: se prescribió tratamiento farmacológico dispuesto por el médico tratante, la paciente estuvo hospitalizada por un periodo de seis días, retirándose del hospital el día 03/01/2022