Abstract
This study examined perceptions and impact of the Voice of America's (VOA) newscasts on the ideological beliefs and attitudes of the generation of Chinese intellectuals who came of age during the 1980s. A telephone survey and in‐depth interviews conducted among a representative sample of Chinese scholars now living in the United States found that many of these young intellectuals were regular listeners. They rated VOA's coverage of international news as credible but were more skeptical and less dependent on VOA's reports concerning China. Evidence suggested that the VOA had an impact on political beliefs, but its effects were influenced by individual psychological and sociological variables. Theoretically, this study shows some support for media dependency theory and individual differences theory.
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