Media’s symbolic power: RT and The Guardian' discursive construction of the EuroMaidan protests and Crimean annexation

Gaspar Jorge, Tomé Filipe

4. term

Culture, Communication and Globalization, Master

2014

2014-07-28

143

Medier gør mere end at rapportere fakta; gennem diskurs—det sprog og de vinkler, de bruger—skaber de mening og former, hvordan vi opfatter sager. Dette speciale argumenterer for, at det bør være en central del af forskningen at undersøge, hvordan forskellige, konkurrerende fortolkninger bliver fremstillet. En sådan analyse kan være med til at afbalancere det ulige magtforhold mellem dem, der producerer diskurs, og dem, der forbruger den. Den giver også indsigt i, hvordan diskurs bevidst formes, og hvordan disse valg påvirker skabelsen af let tilgængelige betydninger, som kan påvirke et globalt publikum.

Media do more than report facts; through discourse—the language and frames they use—they create meaning and shape how we see issues. This thesis argues that studying how different, competing interpretations are presented should be a central part of academic research. Such analysis can help address the unequal power between discourse producers and consumers. It also clarifies how discourse is intentionally shaped and how these choices influence the creation of widely accessible meanings that can affect a global audience.

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Euromaidan ; crimea ; protests ; discourse analysis ; semiotics ; media ; power ; discourse ; stereotypes ; racism ; social practice ; social change

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