ABSTRACT This qualitative study researched portrayal of India in the U.S. press after the Cold War. It studied whether the U.S. media portrayed India in accordance with policy stances of the U.S. government. To do so, this study took into account 143 stories about India from The New York Times and uncovered qualitative themes about India from the news stories. The research used Indexing theory. The study found that common themes about India in the U.S. press were supportive of India and that the press portrayal was consistent with U.S. policy stance on India after the Cold War. The study concluded that Indexing theory finds support from this study. Findings of the study have ramifications for press-state relations in the U.S., because in 2019 the United States was ranked only 48th in the World Press Freedom Index.

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冷战后美国媒体对美国外交政策的兴趣和有关印度的主题

摘要这项定性研究研究了冷战后美国媒体对印度的描绘。它研究了美国媒体是否按照美国政府的政策立场来描绘印度。为此，本研究考虑了《纽约时报》的143个有关印度的故事，并从新闻报道中发现了有关印度的定性主题。该研究使用索引理论。研究发现，美国新闻界关于印度的共同主题支持印度，而新闻界的描述与冷战后美国对印度的政策立场是一致的。该研究得出的结论是，索引理论从该研究中获得了支持。该研究的结果对美国的新闻与国家关系产生了影响，因为在2019年，美国在世界新闻自由指数中仅排名第48位。