Bais or Balance? Multimodal discourse Analysis of British media representation of Russain – Ukraine war
Journal: International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences
Year: 2024

This study investigates how the British media covers the Russia-Ukraine conflict, utilizing a Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA) framework. Considering both verbal and visual components in news reportage, it intends to identify whether the reporting is balanced or biased. Built on the work of Wodak (2006), Kress and van Leeuwen (2006), Machin (2013) and Wong (2019), the paper surveys how text, graphics, and design are utilized to form narratives. A combination of qualitative and quant