The Phenomenon of Trump's Popularity in Russia

Media Analysis Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID3757470
AuthorsPavel Slutsky (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, corresponding author), Dmitrii Gavra (School of Journalism and Mass Communications, St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation), Dmitrii P Gavra (0000-0002-6536-9277)
Year2017
Volume61
Issue3
Pages334-344
Publication date2017-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764217693281
OpenAlexW2587168036
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited6

Russia is the only country in the G20 group of nations where Donald Trump is the preferred choice for the next President of the United States. This article examines a hypothesis that Trump owes his popularity in Russia to the way Russian media frames his image. The media content was analyzed by quantitative parameters and then, these parameters were further complimented with a discourse analysis which, in addition to examining the texts themselves, also appeals to the reality beyond the texts, including social and political circumstances that surround the issue. The results demonstrate that the discourse about Trump in the Russian media possesses all the necessary typological characteristics of propaganda. Russian official media actively supports Donald Trump and deliberately creates favorable opinion of him

Art · Content analysis · Epistemology · Media studies · Perspective (graphical) · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Social media · Social science · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics

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