Russia and the News Media in Ukraine
A Case of “Soft Power”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12149751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Szostek (0000-0002-7230-894X, University College London, London, United Kingdom, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 463-486 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | East European Politics and Societies and Cultures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0888-3254 • E-ISSN: 1533-8371 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0888325414537297 |
| OpenAlex | W2097239869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 10 |
The mass media are closely associated with the concept of “soft power.” In Russia, as in the West, politicians believe that favorable foreign media coverage can facilitate their foreign policy success. This article considers news coverage of Russia in Ukraine, a geopolitically important state where Russian “news exporters” have been a prominent feature of the media landscape in recent years. Using content analysis and original interviews with editorial staff, the article reveals factors that shaped reporting about Russia in Ukraine in 2010–2011. It demonstrates that news providers in Ukraine that had a Russian shareholder or partner tended to be more restrained in their criticism of Russia than comparable news providers without such Moscow connections. Yet it also reveals diversity among Russia’s news exporters: some clearly served Kremlin interests, while others were commercially driven and balanced demands from Moscow against the demands of their audience. The findings are relevant to assessments of Russian regional influence, as they highlight opportunities and challenges facing the Kremlin in its aspiration to secure an advantage from “Russian” media operating in the post-Soviet republics. More broadly, this article questions whether the conceptual framework of “soft power” is adequate to capture the complexities of Russian involvement in Ukraine’s media environment
Diversity (politics · Foreign policy · Mass media · News media · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Soft power · State (computer science · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · European Politics and Security · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
Which storytelling people prefer? Mapping news topic and news engagement in social media
Journalistic Framing of Finnish Ice Hockey Club Jokerit in the Russian-Led Kontinental Hockey League
De/Constructing the soft power discourse in Hallyu
Psychological Causes of Corruption
Capitalism without Capital
A Loosening Grip
Cultural Professions in Modern-Day Russia
Alien Elections
Virtual Issue
Diplomaties publiques concurrentielles dans la crise ukrainienne
Protest Participation and Attitude Change
Whither soft power? Divisions, milestones, and prospects of a research programme in the making
Adopted or contested? Examining Israel’s strategic narratives in German media
Ukrainian policies in the Black Sea littoral
Stopping Fake News
Russian and Ukrainian elites
Media Freedom, Bias, and Manipulation in the Eurasian Post-Socialist Space
Iran’s soft power in Venezuela
Tailoring Narratives on War in Ukraine
Presidential Rhetoric and Nationalism
The Power and Limits of Russia’s Strategic Narrative in Ukraine
Mobilization, Mass Perceptions, and (Dis)information
Setting soft power in motion
Diabolical Suggestions
"The Mass Media and Russia's "Sphere of Interests
Not Soft Power, But Speaking Softly
China's Soft Power and International Relations
If not by tanks, then by banks? The role of soft power in Putin's foreign policy
Television, Democracy and Elections in Russia
The Post-Soviet Russian Media. Conflicting signals
The Media Market and Media Ownership in Post-Communist Ukraine
Hard Diplomacy and Soft Coercion. Russia's Influence Abroad
Press freedom during the 1994 and 1999 presidential elections in Ukraine
Why `Soft Power' Isn't So Soft
Soft power
Reexamining Region, Ethnicity, and Language in Ukraine
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |