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

Authors

  • Eric Freedman Michigan State University
  • Mark Neuzil University of St. Thomas
  • Bruno Takahashi Michigan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62343/cjss.2018.175

Keywords:

Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan; content analysis; environment; news media; EurasiaNet; Institute for War & Peace Reporting

Abstract

Environmental crises confront Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
The implications of these crises cross sensitive and disputed
national borders and may affect economic, political, and cultural
relationships on a vast geographic scale. At the same time, the
countries’ 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 interviews
with journalists to explore how two independent Western news organizations,
US-based EurasiaNet.org and UK-based Institute for
War & Peace Reporting, tried to fill the news and information void
left 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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Published

31.12.2018

How to Cite

Freedman, E., Neuzil, M., & Takahashi, B. (2018). Western Press Coverage of Environmental Controversies in the Caucasus: Filling the News and Information Gap?. Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences, 11(1), 87–103. https://doi.org/10.62343/cjss.2018.175

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Research papers

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