Russia’s State Media and Foreign Policy, 2000–2024
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:27th Aug '26
£171.99
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This book explores how pro-Kremlin media has shaped perceptions of Russia’s allies and adversaries during Vladimir Putin’s 26 years in power, revealing the hidden strategies and intentions embedded within state-controlled narratives.
Through analysis of Russian media coverage of Ukraine, China, Japan, and Britain, the book uncovers the narratives driving Russia’s estrangement from the West, its alliance with China and its war in Ukraine. It contrasts state-aligned television narratives with reporting by Russia’s non-state media, revealing a more diverse media landscape than is often acknowledged, at least until the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s State Media and Foreign Policy, 2000–2024 is an invaluable resource for policymakers, scholars and students studying Russian media, Moscow’s foreign policy and Kremlin propaganda techniques.
"Tracing the evolution of Russia state-aligned media assessments of some key foreign policy relations provides a window into how perceptions are shaped by multidirectional influences, from both the state and society. Through the comparative analysis of the evolving portrayal of Britain, Ukraine, China and Japan, the author adroitly and perceptively allows us to see how state-directed media framing reflects real-life foreign policy options. Even in a highly controlled media environment, public opinion matters."
Richard Sakwa, University of Kent
"Burrett supplies a detailed account of how foreign news contributed to the political ordering of allies, enemies, values, and legitimate disagreement across the Putin era. Her evidence invites readers to understand authoritarian communication as a process that structures the information available to rulers as well as the ruled... Russia's State Media and Foreign Policy, 2000–2024 will be useful to scholars and students of international communication, political communication, propaganda, authoritarian media, and contemporary Russia."
Tianwei Lv, Xi’an Jiaotong University
ISBN: 9781032563879
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 610g
234 pages