WestminsterResearch http://www.westminster.ac.uk/westminsterresearch The Reception of International News Channels in Hispanic Latin America: a Study on Audience Response to the Soft Power Endeavours of China, Russia and Iran Morales, P.S. This is an electronic version of a PhD thesis awarded by the University of Westminster. © Mr Pablo Morales, 2019. The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the research output of the University available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the authors and/or copyright owners. Whilst further distribution of specific materials from within this archive is forbidden, you may freely distribute the URL of WestminsterResearch: ((http://westminsterresearch.wmin.ac.uk/). In case of abuse or copyright appearing without permission e-mail
[email protected] THE RECEPTION OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS CHANNELS IN HISPANIC LATIN AMERICA. A STUDY ON AUDIENCE RESPONSE TO THE SOFT POWER ENDEAVOURS OF CHINA, RUSSIA AND IRAN. By Pablo S Morales A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Westminster for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy London May 2019 i ABSTRACT With the aim of expanding their soft power and countering Western-led narratives in the news, China, Russia and Iran have devised a communicational strategy with news channels at the heart of it. This global media expansion has entailed the creation of a series of multilingual media outlets targeting different regions of the world. With Latin America being one of them, Spanish has arisen as a key language. Nevertheless, as the region is targeted by many competitors from Western countries and beyond, the new players face serious challenges in both trying to convey their message and earning the approval and acceptance of audiences.