This cross-nation, multi-event study examined 142 news stories from CCTV and CNN on two major terrorist attacks in China and the United States. It aimed to unveil how press system and national interest come into play in influencing media coverage of terrorism. Framing analyses were conducted in terms of attitude toward local government and perpetrators, news origin and source, coverage theme, definition of the incident, and attribution of cause of the incident. Findings suggest that, in reporting these two significant terrorist attacks, media of the two countries employed varied framing strategies based on their ideological backgrounds and national interests. The framing strategies utilized by the two media outlets are interpreted and discussed.

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当新闻自由符合国家利益时：在中美两国新闻中如何描述恐怖袭击

这项跨国，多事件的研究调查了CCTV和CNN的142个新闻报道，内容涉及中美两次重大恐怖袭击。它旨在揭示新闻系统和国家利益如何影响媒体对恐怖主义的报道。根据对地方政府和犯罪者的态度，新闻来源和消息来源，报道主题，事件的定义以及事件的原因进行了框架分析。调查结果表明，在报道这两次重大恐怖袭击时，两国媒体根据其意识形态背景和国家利益采用了多种框架策略。解释和讨论了两个媒体渠道使用的成帧策略。