Framing MH17: Comparing State-Funded Perspectives On A Plane Crash In An Area Of Tension

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dc.contributor.advisorRothbart, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorAlbrecht, Ali Tobias
dc.creatorAlbrecht, Ali Tobias
dc.date2016-11-15
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-03T17:25:37Z
dc.date.available2017-10-03T17:25:37Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis describes how two state-funded international news broadcasters covered the MH17 plane crash that happened on 17 July 2014 in the Donbas region in Ukraine. The two outlets chosen were the Russian broadcaster RT, which has been accused of being a Russian propaganda flagship, and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle as benchmark. Due to the fact that Deutsche Welle’s CEO Limbourg had joined into these accusations and Germany’s membership to US-led NATO and EU, who have colliding interests with Russia in Ukraine and the conflict going on in the Donbas region, the coverage was examined on conflict framing, human interest framing, economic consequences framing, responsibility framing and propaganda framing. This framing analysis was conducted on the content of the two outlets’ online coverage over the first ten days following the incident. This thesis examines whether there is a significant difference in the coverage of events that indicates exclusive and unique propagandistic framing practices of RT.
dc.identifierdoi:10.13021/G8T97T
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/10734
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPropaganda
dc.subjectState-funded media
dc.subjectComparative content analysis
dc.subjectNews framing
dc.subjectFraming analysis
dc.subjectMH17 plane crash
dc.titleFraming MH17: Comparing State-Funded Perspectives On A Plane Crash In An Area Of Tension
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineConflict Analysis and Resolution
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Malta
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution and Mediterranean Security

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