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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808433003321

Autore

Oganjanyan Amalia

Titolo

The August War in Georgia : foreign media coverage / / Amalia Oganjanyan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, : Diplomica Verlag, 2012

ISBN

3-8428-2778-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Disciplina

700

Soggetti

South Ossetia War, 2008

Foreign news - Georgia (Republic)

Foreign news - Russia (Federation)

Georgia (Republic) Military relations Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Military relations Georgia (Republic)

Georgia (Republic) Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Georgia (Republic)

South Ossetia (Georgia) History, Military 21st century

Abkhazia (Georgia) History, Military 21st century

Caucasus, South History, Military 21st century

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations

Russia (Federation) Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The August War in Georgia. Foreign Media Coverage; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of tables and diagrams; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation; 1.2 Statement of problem and research question; 1.3 Methodology and limitation of the study; 1.4 Previous researches on the subject; 1.5 Structure of the study; 2 Theoretical framework; 2.1 Clarification of terms; 2.1.1 Foreign reporting; 2.1.2 Conflict, Crisis, War; 2.1.3 Foreign crisis; 2.1.4 Peace; 2.1.5 Conflict reporting; 2.1.6 Peace, or conflict-sensitive, journalism; 2.1.7 Balance; 2.1.8 Framing; 2.1.9 Russia-Georgia war

2.2 Clarification of concepts2.2.1 Foreign reporting; 2.2.2 Conflict reporting; 2.2.3 Role of media in conflict reporting; 2.2.4 Peace, or



conflict-sensitive, journalism; 2.2.5 News criteria of conflict reporting; 2.2.6 Peace journalism and stages of conflict escalation; 2.2.7 Peace journalism versus war journalism; 2.2.8 Peace journalism controversy; 2.2.9 Balance of reporting as professional standard in journalism; 2.2.10 Framing analysis of media content; 3 Empirical framework; 3.1 Case study: Russia- Georgia war of 08.08.08.; 3.2 Methodology; 3.3 Findings

3.3.1 Interest of western media in the Russia-Georgia war3.3.2 Development of coverage; 3.3.3 Conflict-sensitivity of the reporting on the Russia-Georgia war; 3.3.4 Balance of the reporting on the Russia-Georgia war; 4 Discussion; 4.1 Applicability of the theoretical approaches; 4.2 Limitations of the study; 4.3 Recommendations for future researches; 5 Conclusion; 6 Bibliography; 7 Appendix; Autorenprofil

Sommario/riassunto

HauptbeschreibungReporting on a foreign war or a crisis is a challenging activity, a true professional test for a journalist. Media is often criticized for promoting violence by its conflict reporting: either by staying detached or by being biased.Peace, or conflict-sensitive, journalism was created for improvement of conflict coverage: it emphasizes the active role of journalists in de-escalation of conflict and encourages them to report on peaceful solutions. This relatively novel approach might be met with skepticism, as it appears too idealistic and demanding to be followed