The Difference Between Russian & American Media Framing Techniques On The Russian Crimean Annexation
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Written Paper Award
3rd Place
Abstract
/ This paper explores the effect of media framing on national media reports toward the 2014 Russian annexation of the Crimea, a region that previously belonged to the Ukraine. 23 Russian news articles and 23 American news articles were coded to develop measures that captured different framing techniques between the two country samples. Each article was coded for two types of issue-specific frames: 1) the extent to which an article discussed the role of history in explaining why Russia annexed the Crimea; and 2) the extent to which it discussed the role that international law played, or should have played, in the annexation process. Based on a review of the media framing literature, three additional general framing techniques were coded: 1) self and other referential frames; 2) gain-based and loss-based frames; and 3) the use of direct quotations. The results find general support for the hypothesis that the way that newspaper articles report on an event, and therefore the information that members of a single country receive, depend strongly on the point of view of the general political attitude that resides in a national settings. The evidence in this case supports a general finding found across media framing studies: newspaper reports do not challenge existing political opinions, but instead act mainly to reinforce them.
Recommended Citation
Spicer, Michael, "The Difference Between Russian & American Media Framing Techniques On The Russian Crimean Annexation" (2016). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 274.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2016/all/274
Location
Owens 109
Start Date
4-16-2016 12:00 PM
The Difference Between Russian & American Media Framing Techniques On The Russian Crimean Annexation
Owens 109
/ This paper explores the effect of media framing on national media reports toward the 2014 Russian annexation of the Crimea, a region that previously belonged to the Ukraine. 23 Russian news articles and 23 American news articles were coded to develop measures that captured different framing techniques between the two country samples. Each article was coded for two types of issue-specific frames: 1) the extent to which an article discussed the role of history in explaining why Russia annexed the Crimea; and 2) the extent to which it discussed the role that international law played, or should have played, in the annexation process. Based on a review of the media framing literature, three additional general framing techniques were coded: 1) self and other referential frames; 2) gain-based and loss-based frames; and 3) the use of direct quotations. The results find general support for the hypothesis that the way that newspaper articles report on an event, and therefore the information that members of a single country receive, depend strongly on the point of view of the general political attitude that resides in a national settings. The evidence in this case supports a general finding found across media framing studies: newspaper reports do not challenge existing political opinions, but instead act mainly to reinforce them.
