Essays about: "REPORTING WAR"

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  1. 1. Targeting of Civilians in War : A discourse analysis on the international media coverage of the Mariupol Theatre Airstrike

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Erik Heideman; Kelvin Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Targeting of Civilians in War; Discourse analysis; Just War Theory; Mariupol Theatre Airstrike; Russo-Ukrainian War; Traditionalist; Revisionist;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the portrayal of the Mariupol Theatre Airstrike withinthe Russo-Ukrainian War through a discourse analysis of news articles fromdiverse media outlets in Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK, and theUS. The study employs a qualitative comparative case study approach withinthe academic domain of targeting civilians in war. READ MORE

  2. 2. Democratization of Intelligence? Comparing Vietnam and Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Björn Erik Almroth; [2023]
    Keywords : Covert intervention; Vietnam War; Russia-Ukraine War; implausible deniability; democratization of intelligence; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study explores how a contemporary systemic shift regarding secrecy and intelligence is affecting the strategic performance of states engaged in overt or covert intervention. These changes are conceptualized by researchers as “implausible deniability”, “delayed disclosure” and “the democratization of intelligence” and their significance are applied to limited-war theory with a theoretical focus on acknowledgment and open secrets. READ MORE

  3. 3. Media, Bullet, Media : Investigating the coverage of the 2022 conflict in Ukraine by leading Farsi-language news media in connection to peace/war journalism

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Alireza Asgari; [2023]
    Keywords : Peace journalism; War journalism; Semi-war journalism; Ukraine; Conflict; Farsi; Media.;

    Abstract : This empirical study examines the conflict coverage of two leading Farsi-language news media, Iran International and BBC Persian, regarding peace journalism (PJ) and war journalism (WJ) and the 2022 conflict in Ukraine. Drawing upon available scholarly work in the field of PJ and WJ (studies) and within a normative debate, this research argues that the existing model of PJ/WJ is dualistic and binary. READ MORE

  4. 4. Zelenskyj – Defending the Democratic Spirit : a semiotic case study on political personalisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Lucas Douglas; Sara Melander; [2023]
    Keywords : personalisation; visual representation; semiotics; political leadership; political myth; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since Russia initiated their war in Ukraine February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj went from being a national celebrity to becoming a global phenomenon. With international news media reporting on his every move, the representation of Zelenskyj has become central to how distant audiences make sense of the war, gaining immense popularity among Western audiences particularly. READ MORE

  5. 5. Between East and West: How Serbian journalists cover the war in Ukraine : A qualitative study investigating how journalism culture shapes Serbian coverage when framing the conflict in Ukraine

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Julia Alexandra Andersson Milenkovic; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict; journalism culture; Russia; Serbia; Strategies; tactics; Ukraine; war reporting;

    Abstract : The press coverage of any armed conflict has traditionally played a crucial role during times of war since major abuses of human rights and war crimes are brought to the public due to journalists’ coverage. When Russia invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, it dominated the news for weeks since many parts of the world were heavily affected. READ MORE