Media coverage of the Russo–Ukraine war beyond the West
Geopolitics and mainstream news in Brazil, India and South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7515134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antal Wozniak (0000-0003-4772-0278, University of Liverpool, corresponding author), Zixiu Liu (0000-0002-9304-0196, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University), Fabienne Lind (0000-0002-4978-9415, University of Vienna) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 226-250 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media War & Conflict (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-6352 • E-ISSN: 1750-6360 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17506352241302244 |
| OpenAlex | W4405763883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 34 |
How closely does news coverage in independent media outlets in non-Western countries follow domestic political elites’ interpretations of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? And how much attention do newsrooms pay to geopolitical aspects of the issue compared to domestic considerations? This study moves beyond a still prevailing Euro- and US-centric perspective by focusing on Brazil, India and South Africa, three democratic countries with close economic and political ties to Russia. The authors systematically compare the wording used by elite politicians to describe the events in Ukraine with that in mainstream news reports. They also analyse the salience of political leaders and geopolitical entities (countries and intergovernmental organizations) in news coverage. For the use of descriptive terminology, they find no evidence for news reporting to be indexed to government wording. Their analysis of references to geopolitical actors shows news media’s strong propensity for domesticating the war for their respective national audiences
Democracy · Elite · Geopolitics · Mainstream · Media studies · News media · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Salience (neuroscience · Sociology · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Media Studies and Communication
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |