Kushneruk, S. L. & Kurochkina, M. A. (2023). Representation of the Chelyabinsk region in the US media

Abstract. The role of the foreign media is crucial in representation of the domestic issues. The objective of the authors is to reveal and analyze frame structures, textualized in the American media, covering the life of the Chelyabinsk region. The study mainly draws on World Modelling theory and Strategic framing theory, hence the most relevant linguistic methods and techniques are discourse analysis, framing analysis, interpretative analysis, the contextual and syntagmatic analysis. Macroframes, frames, slots, enhancing the aspects of the media image of the backbone Russian city of Chelyabinsk, are systematized. The research contributes to media linguistics and urban studies. In practical terms, it provides a deeper understanding of the problems that negatively affect the reputation of the city and require strategic decisions on the part of the local administration.

Keywords: media linguistics, mediatization of communication, representation, industrial city, Chelyabinsk, American media

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