Information literacy and intercultural understanding gained by comparative analysis of foreign televised news

该研究比较了日本、英国、德国、法国和美国的电视新闻节目对2011年东日本大地震/海啸的报道。本文主要从跨文化交际的角度对新闻节目的报道风格进行了比较和分析。研究的方面包括非语言沟通工具的使用，时间和空间，摄影工作，措辞等。研究表明，每一个报道的焦点主要体现在交际风格上，而这种交际风格又根植于新闻节目各自的文化。根据调查结果，我们编写了一本手册，以帮助学生获得更广泛的信息和媒体素养。

The study compares television reporting in equivalent news programs from Japan, the UK, Germany, France, and the U.S.A. on the Great East Japan Earthquake/Tsunami in 2011. Reporting styles of the news programs are compared and analyzed, mainly from an intercultural communication point of view. Facets studied include the usage of non-verbal communication tools, time and space, camera-work, wording, and others. The study makes clear each report's focus is presented mainly in the communicative style which is rooted in the respective culture of the news program. Based on the found results, a handbook was compiled to help students gain a wider information and media literacy.