Crimean crisis of 2014 in the conservative and liberal U.S. media
Journal: Russian Journal of Communication
Year: 2017

The Crimean crisis of 2014 received broad news coverage throughout the U.S. This study examines how the conflict was represented within the American media. The headlines (N = 568) from six major newspapers were investigated for agency-construction as well as representation of the main participants in the event. The results revealed that more powerful countries such as Russia and the U.S. were assigned greater agency, while Ukraine and Crimea were not given a voice. These findings suggest that ma