Izvestiya of Saratov University.
Philology. Journalism
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)

China

Changes in the UK leading media's portrayal of China during the Covid-19 pandemic and the special military operation

The aim of the present study is to trace changes in the construction of the image of China in the British media during two crisis periods: the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian military operation. Each period encompasses a panic (escalation) phase and a recovery (stagnation) phase. Using data from the Factiva database, 70,356 articles published in four British media outlets were analyzed: The Times, The Sun, The Guardian and The Daily Mirror. The methodological basis of the study constitute the dependency theory and the agenda setting theory.

Changes in the UK leading media's portrayal of China during the Covid-19 pandemic and the special military operation

The aim of the present study is to trace changes in the construction of the image of China in the British media during two crisis periods: the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian military operation. Each period encompasses a panic (escalation) phase and a recovery (stagnation) phase. Using data from the Factiva database, 70,356 articles published in four British media outlets were analyzed: the Times, the Sun, the Guardian and the Daily Mirror. The methodological basis of the study constitute the dependency theory and the agenda setting theory.

The role of traditional media in promoting the international image of the People’s Republic of China

The article concentrates on the analysis of the strategy of the People’s Republic of China to promote its image abroad through traditional mass media. The publications of one of the largest periodical of the People’s Republic of China Nanfang Daily are analyzed.