Religious news and controversies in Central Asia: a case study of a Western ‘Christian Initiative’ news service

Freedman, Eric; Chang, Kuang Kuo

doi:10.1080/09637490701621729

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“…Another exception looked at how a Christian-oriented press service covered religion-related news and conflicts in the region with its two predominantly Christian countries-Armenia and Georgia-and one predominantly Muslim country-Azerbaijan. That study examined the type and content of coverage, sourcing, and newswriting conventions in articles published by Forum 18 News Service (Freedman, Chang, and Shafer, 2008).…”

Section: State Of the News Media In The Caucasusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Western Press Coverage of Environmental Controversies in the Caucasus: Filling the News and Information Gap?

Freedman,

Neuzil,

Takahashi

2023

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Environmental crises confront Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.The implications of these crises cross sensitive and disputednational borders and may affect economic, political, and culturalrelationships on a vast geographic scale. At the same time, thecountries’ domestic press systems are subject to a range of legal,quasi-official, political, and economic constraints that discourage— and sometimes punish — or prevent aggressive but fair, balanced,and ethical news coverage of environmental controversies.This study uses content analysis of news stories and interviewswith journalists to explore how two independent Western news organizations,US-based EurasiaNet.org and UK-based Institute forWar & Peace Reporting, tried to fill the news and information voidleft by constraints on domestic media during a three-year period.Among the variables analyzed are news sources (experts, advocates,and non-experts), fairness and balance, and article topics.

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Section: State Of the News Media In The Caucasusmentioning

confidence: 99%