Editing Developing country (section)

=== Media coverage ===
Western media tends to present a generalized view of developing countries through biased [[Media bias|media coverage]]; [[mass media]] outlets tend to focus disproportionately on [[poverty]] and other negative imagery. This common coverage has created a dominant stereotype of developing countries: "the '[[Global South|South]]' is characterized by [[Socioeconomics|socioeconomic]] and political backwardness, measured against Western values and standards."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dependency Theory: A Useful Tool for Analyzing Global Inequalities Today?|url=https://www.e-ir.info/2016/11/23/dependency-theory-a-useful-tool-for-analyzing-global-inequalities-today/|access-date=21 February 2020|website=E-International Relations|date=23 November 2016|language=en-US|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002023728/https://www.e-ir.info/2016/11/23/dependency-theory-a-useful-tool-for-analyzing-global-inequalities-today/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mass media's role often compares the [[North–South divide in the World|Global South to the North]] and is thought to be an aid in the divide.

Mass media has also played a role in what information the people in developing countries receive. The news often covers developed countries and creates an imbalance of information flow.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Philo |first1=Greg |title=An unseen world: How the media portrays the poor |journal=The UNESCO Courier |date=November 2001 |volume=54 |issue=11 |pages=44–46 |id={{ProQuest|207594362}} |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000124294.locale=en |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716164506/https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000124294.locale=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The people in developing countries do not often receive coverage of the other developing countries but instead gets generous amounts of coverage about developed countries.