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Ideological Representation of the U.S. Presidential Candidates in the Editorial Positions of the English Online Newspapers in Russia - A Critical Discourse Analysis

Maschinez, Swetlana
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1515433218122878

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2018, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
This study examines the ideological representation of the U.S. Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the editorial sections of the three English-language online newspapers in Russia: Sputnik International, Russia Beyond the Headlines and The Moscow Times. Through Jager’s framework (2015), van Leeuwen’s model of the social actors’ representation (2008), and van Dijk’s notion of ideological square (1995; 2006) as powerful tools of enquiry within Critical Discourse Analysis, several tactics could be identified that were applied by the online newspapers in order to influence public’s opinion about the candidates. The results of this study showed that state-owned Russian media outlets made increasingly favorable comments about Donald Trump while consistently ridiculing and offering negative coverage of Hillary Clinton. In addition, the enemy image of America as the hostile scapegoat for Russia’s negative actions and the country’s negative development since the collapse of the Soviet Union as well as a Cold War image of the current Russian-U.S. relations were constructed within the discourse.
Bernhard Debatin (Committee Chair)
Christian Hoffmann (Committee Member)
Benjamin Bigl (Committee Member)
Journalism
CDA; election 2016; USA; Russia; online newspapers; ideology

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  • Maschinez, S. (2018). Ideological Representation of the U.S. Presidential Candidates in the Editorial Positions of the English Online Newspapers in Russia - A Critical Discourse Analysis [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1515433218122878

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Maschinez, Swetlana. Ideological Representation of the U.S. Presidential Candidates in the Editorial Positions of the English Online Newspapers in Russia - A Critical Discourse Analysis. 2018. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1515433218122878.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Maschinez, Swetlana. "Ideological Representation of the U.S. Presidential Candidates in the Editorial Positions of the English Online Newspapers in Russia - A Critical Discourse Analysis." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1515433218122878

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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