Dividing and Uniting News Frames
Dividing and Uniting News Frames

Framing Russia-related Border Issues in the Estonian, Latvian, Finnish, US Public Service Media and Chinese State Media

Summary/Abstract: The research reveals frames of Russia-related border issues in the public service media of Estonia, Latvia, Finland, the US, and the state media of China, which had or have territo- rial disputes/conflicts with Russia. The focus of the research conducted from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2021 (N=115 of articles on the subject) is on border issues: border trea- ties and territorial disputes, border security, cross-border cooperation. By using the fram- ing analysis, I have detected similar and specific frames, dividing and uniting Russia with its neighbors and defined the frame-setters (agents). The results show that historical and present tensions regarding the border issues dividing Russia and neighboring countries may cause setting negative, dividing news frames. There is also a significant share of positive similar and specific frames on border issues acting as uniting constructs. The frame-setters include officials, politicians and other speakers of neighboring countries, rather than jour- nalists and Russia’s speakers.

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