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Public Discussion in Russian Social Media: An Introduction

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  • Olessia Koltsova

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)

  • Svetlana S. Bodrunova

    (St. Petersburg State University, Russia)

Abstract

Russian media have recently (re-)gained attention of the scholarly community, mostly due to the rise of cyber-attacking techniques and computational propaganda efforts. A revived conceptualization of the Russian media as a uniform system driven by a well-coordinated propagandistic state effort, though having evidence thereunder, does not allow seeing the public discussion inside Russia as a more diverse and multifaceted process. This is especially true for the Russian-language mediated discussions online, which, in the recent years, have proven to be efficient enough in raising both social issues and waves of political protest, including on-street spillovers. While, in the recent years, several attempts have been made to demonstrate the complexity of the Russian media system at large, the content and structures of the Russian-language online discussions remain seriously understudied. The thematic issue draws attention to various aspects of online public discussions in Runet; it creates a perspective in studying Russian mediated communication at the level of Internet users. The articles are selected in the way that they not only contribute to the systemic knowledge on the Russian media but also add to the respective subdomains of media research, including the studies on social problem construction, news values, political polarization, and affect in communication.

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  • Olessia Koltsova & Svetlana S. Bodrunova, 2019. "Public Discussion in Russian Social Media: An Introduction," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(3), pages 114-118.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v7:y:2019:i:3:p:114-118
    DOI: 10.17645/mac.v7i3.2389
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    1. Olessia Koltsova & Oleg Nagornyy, 2019. "Redefining Media Agendas: Topic Problematization in Online Reader Comments," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(3), pages 145-156.
    2. Svetlana S. Bodrunova & Ivan Blekanov & Anna Smoliarova & Anna Litvinenko, 2019. "Beyond Left and Right: Real-World Political Polarization in Twitter Discussions on Inter-Ethnic Conflicts," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(3), pages 119-132.
    3. Svetlana S. Bodrunova & Ivan Blekanov & Anna Smoliarova & Anna Litvinenko, 2019. "Beyond Left and Right: Real-World Political Polarization in Twitter Discussions on Inter-Ethnic Conflicts," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(3), pages 119-132.
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