In order to better understand how the world viewed the US 2016 presidential election the issues that mattered around the world and how nations made sense of how their media systems constructed presentations of the presidential election Robert S. Hinck Skye C. Cooley and Randolph Kluver examine global news narratives during the campaign and immediately afterwards. Analyzing 1578 news stories from 62 sources within three regional media ecologies in China Russia and the Middle East Hinck Cooley and Kluver demonstrate how the US election was incorporated into narrative constructions of the global order. They establish that the narratives told about the US election through national and regional media provide insights into how foreign nations construct US democracy and reflect local understandings regarding the issues and impacts of US policy towards those nations. Avoiding jargon-laden prose Global Media and Strategic Narratives of Contested Democracy is as accessible as it is wide-ranging. Its empirical detail will expand readersâ understanding of soft power as narrative articulations of foreign nationâs policies values and beliefs within localized media systems. Communication/media studies students as well as political scientists whose studies includes media and global politics will welcome its publication. . Language: English