Representation of the media image of Belarus in the Chinese media in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Lin Yaxin Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

media image, media space, representation, media presentation, Belarus, media, China, COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

This article exposes the concept of «media image», discusses the peculiarities of the media image of Belarus in the Chinese information field. The creation of media image of the country in Chinese media space is examined on the example of the Russian language version of the «People’s Daily» newspaper and «Guancha» news website. In the article a content analysis with the elements of discourse analysis of the texts is conducted, and from the structure of the text and keywords the most common comments about Belarus are identified.

Author Biography

  • Lin Yaxin, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    postgraduate student at the department of technology of communication and public relations, faculty of journalism

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Published

2022-08-24

Issue

No. 2 (2022): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism

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Theory and Practice of Foreign Mass Media

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Yaxin, L. 2022. Representation of the media image of Belarus in the Chinese media in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 2 (Aug. 2022), 77–85.