January 15, 2015. Rapperswil. – In 2014 The Wall Street Journal was the publication most often cited by other media around the world, positioning it as a major influencer of international public opinion, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

Moving up from fourth place in 2013, the prominence of quotations from The Wall Street Journal highlighted the international focus on rapidly changing global economic conditions in a world still dealing wi...

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Moreover, openness for the dialogue between cultures has suffered from the increasingly hostile reporting about migrants. Refugees are regularly framed as a threat and burden and only very infrequently as a boon to the host societies – as shown in the attached analysis. For two decades - from the xenophobic riots in Sebnitz and Hoyerswerda - Media Tenor has been providing data on the interplay between media coverage and the reactions of the public. Together with the World Economic Forum t...

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Rapperswil, November 27, 2014. The lack of media coverage on climate change has eroded the sense of urgency worldwide. After the publication of the Stern Report in 2006, that stirred a wide debate, media interest soon dropped below the awareness threshold again. A long-term analysis by the Swiss based research institute Media Tenor International, shows that the size of the perceived threat to human civilization has not been backed up by sustainable media coverage.

“Politicians wil...

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December 1, 2014. New York. – Around the world, AIDS has little visibility on TV news programs, potentially hampering efforts to treat the disease and prevent transmission, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“AIDS remains a major public health crisis and outcomes are highly dependent on access to medication,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor International. “But prevention is still key. With media coverage below the awareness threshol...

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November 25, 2014. New York. – As the holiday shopping season begins, retailers face negativity on international TV news related to economic uncertainty, financial performance, and regulatory and legal spats. While quoted financial analysts in opinion-leading media have a more optimistic view of the industry, caution is clear, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“As retailers look to the holiday shopping season to make their performance goals for the year, ...

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