What is it about?
What we read about a particular event in the news can shape the way we think about it. In particular, the words used to describe situations of violence and conflict often colour public perceptions. This paper examines how the Russia-Ukraine conflict was described by three international media outlets, Al Jazeera, Euronews and CGTN, from February to May 2022. The results show how Chinese and Western stances to the conflict differ, and illustrate media roles in the reproduction of dominant discourses.
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Why is it important?
Despite abundant media coverage, in the West we know little about how other parts of the world (China, the Arab world) perceive the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This paper sheds light on this.
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I found this study very rewarding, because by looking at highly specific data - the names given to a particular event - we can gain deep insights into geopolitics.
Dr Ruth Breeze
Universidad de Navarra
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This page is a summary of: Is this War?, Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict, March 2024, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/jlac.00092.bre.
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