How are international financial institutions such as the World Bank or International Monetary Fund portrayed in the media? Many of the recent news articles on Google News do not portray the IMF or the World Bank in a purely negative or positive way; rather, all of the articles in the media concerning the IMF and World Bank present a matter-of-fact attitude. Thus, there is nothing too noteworthy to mention about the current relationship between the media and institutions such as the IMF or World Bank. Current articles concerning both institutions seem to be reporting on the growing concern of a global food crisis that is threatening political stability and development in many countries. Although findings fail to display a significant relationship between the media and the World Bank and/or IMF, it would be interesting to imagine what type of effect the media could have specifically on the actions of institutions such as the IMF or World Bank. Is it possible that media coverage could pressure the IMF or World Bank to take action and support a country and/or situation to which it had previously failed to respond? The first response would question whether the World Bank or IMF would ever deny help to a country that desperately required it. The second would assert the media absolutely has the strength to influence the opinions of these institutions to a point where they could be impelled to take action.
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