Overview
- Shows how Russian state-sponsored media platforms Sputnik and RT have sought to denigrate Sweden
- Uses a narrative approach, tracing what stories were told and how
- Reveals how Russian media construct harmful narratives and the topics that they are centred around
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Part of the book series: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication (PIPC)
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Keywords
- Sputnik
- RT News
- propaganda
- disinformation
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian state media
- Sweden
- narrative analysis
- storytelling techniques
- news coverage
- Open Access
About this book
It is a well-known fact both among scholars of propaganda and disinformation, and among political leaders that Sputnik and RT are using their news coverage for disinformation purposes to harm Western and European societies. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which enhanced the security threat by disinformation, the EU decided to ban these two media. Against this backdrop, the study asks what the disinformation about Sweden in Sputnik and RT looked like prior to the ban (It should be noted that both channels still publish news for a European audience by way of VPN and other pathways.) It is done by way of a narrative approach, which means that the analyses seek to trace what stories that were told and how. The study thus analyzes the narrative logic of propaganda and disinformation narratives promulgated by Russian state-sponsored media platforms Sputnik and RT, and aim to show how these media have sought to denigrate Sweden.
This is an open access book.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Maria Hellman is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Department of Economic History and International Relations, Stockholm University. Her research interests include global communication, global journalism, security studies and international relations. She has published her work in journals such as International Political Sociology, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Media, War and Conflict and New Media and Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Security, Disinformation and Harmful Narratives: RT and Sputnik News Coverage about Sweden
Authors: Maria Hellman
Series Title: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58746-7Due: 18 May 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58749-8Due: 18 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-58747-4Due: 18 May 2024
Series ISSN: 2945-6118
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6126
Edition Number: 1