The dispositional enemy image of Russia in the coverage
of the Kerch Strait Incident (2018) by the Polish media Cover Image

Dyspozycyjny wizerunek Rosji jako wroga w nagłośnieniu incydentu w Cieśninie Kerczeńskiej (2018) przez polskie media
The dispositional enemy image of Russia in the coverage of the Kerch Strait Incident (2018) by the Polish media

Author(s): Róża Norström
Subject(s): Media studies, Politics and communication, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: dispositional enemy image; Kerch Strait Incident; media coverage; content analysis; framing;

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to analyze how the Polish media constructed a dispositional enemy image of Russia duringthe Kerch Strait Incident. Eighty-seven materials from four daily newspapers and two TV news programswere analyzed using the content analysis method with elements of framing analysis and comparative analy-sis. The results show that the anti-Russian perspective of the coverage was the result of negative stereotypesand prejudices, and Polish journalists demonized Russia’s actions by referring to historical events and thenegative consequences of the Russo–Ukrainian dispute for Poland, such as the military threat from Russia.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 37-46
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish