Domestication of global news in the Iranian public sphere : the trial of 'Alexei Navalny' in Iranian legacy and social media
Journal: Trepo - Institutional Repository of Tampere University
Year: 2022

The aim of this thesis is to study how global news is domesticated in countries with different social and political atmospheres than those that are typically studied. This case study examines how news of the poisoning and detention of Alexei Navalny is domesticated in Iranian public sphere with the intent of discerning how a foreign framework is transformed into local or national flavors that are more relatable, understandable, and suitable for consumption by a particular audience. I consider th