Ismail A.Mishra S.October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA)Egypt; Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaIndia2020-01-092020-01-09201917427665https://doi.org/10.1177/1742766519846643PubMed ID :https://t.ly/AJdKXScopusThis study inquires whether cultural proximity may explain how media handle terrorism in a global village era where cultural proximity may have given way to cosmopolitanism in news-making. Findings indicate that although loss of life is not culture-bound, cultural proximity persists, as comes through in the sheer contrast in the amount of coverage devoted to Paris versus Beirut. This distinction ought to be qualified, for even with Paris, the self-interest of the nation-state was prioritized, meaning that national security and welfare come first, followed by those of culturally proximate locales. Sensational violence was emphasized for both Lebanese and French victims. The Author(s) 2019.EnglishBeirutcosmopolitanismcultural proximityglobal villageISISParisterrorismThe New York TimesArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1177/1742766519846643PubMed ID :