Full Description
Focusing on the first two months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, this book presents quantitative and qualitative analyses of the main television news coverage of the war in 11 countries across the geopolitical spectrum. Contributors discuss coverage by Russia's Vremya, Brazil's Globo Jornal Nacional, India's DD The News, China's CCTV News, South Africa's SABC News, Qatar's Al Tase'ah, Finland's YLE News, UK's BBC News, Germany's ARD Tagesschau, Italy's RAI TG1 and US cable and broadcast network news. By selecting countries from across the geopolitical landscape and using a common methodological framework for a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the news in each country, contributors are able to draw clear comparisons and contrasts throughout the book. The analyses reveal both common and nation-specific themes and angles, demonstrating an unfettered relationship between news media and government and identifying geopolitical tensions and allegiances. Along with a substantive introduction, methodological framework, conclusion, and reflective epilogue, the collective chapters in this book consider how these cases speak to perennial issues across the globe.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Kaarle Nordenstreng
Chapter 2 Methods
Hilde Van den Bulck & Svetlana Pasti
Chapter 3 Russia's Vremya: On to Victory!
Svetlana Pasti
Chapter 4 Brazil's Journal Nacional: Ambiguous Positions, Adapting Contents
Liziane Soares Guazina, Fernando Oliveira Paulino, Fernanda Vasques Ferreira & Bruno Araujo
Chapter 5 India's DD The News: Taking the Middle Ground
Nagamallika Gudipaty & Suchitra Patnaik
Chapter 6 China's CCTV News: Neutral in a Chinese Way
Tao Zhang
Chapter 7 South Africa's SABC News: Cautious About the War
Musawenkosi Ndovu & Meli Ncube
Chapter 8 Qatar's Al Tase'ah News: Al Jazeera Beyond National Perspectives
Kamal Hamidou, Mohammed El-Fatih Hamdi & Hichem Akoubache
Chapter 9 Finland's YLE News: Triggering a Geopolitical Turnaround
Hanne Vuorela
Chapter 10 UK's BBC News: Highlighting Impact on Civilians
Savyasaachi Jain
Chapter 11 Germany's ARD Tagesschau: Mixed Topics and Neutral Angle
Liane Rothenberger & Irina Böttcher
Chapter 12 Italy's RAI TG1: A Firmly Pro-West Perspective
Giuliano Bobba, Antonella Seddone & Elisa Iannone
Chapter 13 USA's Cable Networks: Putin's War
Aaron Hyzen & Hilde Van den Bulck
Chapter 14 USA's Broadcast Networks: Shifting Coverage
Henry Wolgast & Danilo Yanich
Chapter 15 Comparisons
Kaarle Nordenstreng, Svetlana Pasti, Aaron Hyzen & Hilde Van den Bulck
Chapter 16 Conclusions and Discussion
Kaarle Nordenstreng, Svetlana Pasti, Aaron Hyzen & Hilde Van den Bulck
