The Role of Mass Media in World Politics: Media Coverage of Battles for Capital Cities during Civil Conflicts
https://doi.org/10.46272/2587-8476-2018-0-1-7-21
Abstract
The article centers on the political aspects of international news making, i.e. the coverage of major political news by global media. Nowadays we are witnessing rising interest towards the modus operandi of global media, its newly-acquired functions and its role as a world politics actor. In this study new empirical data is used to assess the role global media plays in the representation of major civil conflicts and to revisit the commonly-accepted understanding of its political functions. With the help of discourse analysis, the authors investigate the realities of the civil wars in Libya and Syria through the lens of their representations in international news, the aim being to unveil the influence of the existing social frames on the pertinent media content.
About the Authors
A. Adelgareeva
MGIMO University
Russian Federation
Anastasia Adelgareeva, Graduate of World Politics Program
Russian Federation
Anastasia Adelgareeva, Graduate of World Politics Program
I. Okunev
MGIMO University
Russian Federation
Igor Okunev, PhD (Political Science), Senior Researcher, Center for European Studies, Institute for International Studies, Associate Professor, Comparative Politics Department
Russian Federation
Igor Okunev, PhD (Political Science), Senior Researcher, Center for European Studies, Institute for International Studies, Associate Professor, Comparative Politics Department
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Adelgareeva A., Okunev I. The Role of Mass Media in World Politics: Media Coverage of Battles for Capital Cities during Civil Conflicts. Journal of International Analytics. 2018;(1):7-21. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.46272/2587-8476-2018-0-1-7-21
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