FRAMING OF THE UKRAINE–RUSSIA CONFLICT IN ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
FRAMING OF THE UKRAINE–RUSSIA CONFLICT IN ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Author(s): Robert Szwed, Elina Lange-Ionatamishvili
Contributor(s): Juris Benkis (Editor), Linda Curika (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Economy, Psychology, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Social psychology and group interaction, Methodology and research technology, Evaluation research, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Russia; Ukraine; conflict; framing; media; information; communication; social media; ICT; Kremlin; tools; methods;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the project is to describe and reconstruct the information campaign carried out by Russia and pro-Russian activists in the internet and to reconstruct representations and frames of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict emerging from internet commentary sections and social media posts. Textual and visual analyses reveal the tools and methods used by pro-Kremlin commentators to build representations of Crimea’s annexation and the Ukrainian-Russia conflict. The subject of analysis is the framing of how the Ukraine–Russia conflict played out in internet portals (DELFI, korrespondent.net, pravda.com.ua, kyivpost.com and onet.pl) and social media (Facebook, Vkontakte) in the period from 1 April to 31 December 2014. The effectiveness of influence on the internet were also analysed, particularly in mobilizing internet users to engage in communication.

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