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Dr Karolina Brylska
Dr Tomasz Gackowski
Dr ukasz Szurmiski
Introduction
Why we decided to analyze this topic?
the
Introduction
Purpose of the research was to check:
to what extent the sociopolitical
journalism can be predicative
to what extent press journalists can
explain the complex reality to their
readers
(without
number of publications
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
date
Text genre
40; 13%
44; 14%
126; 40%
comment
interview
analysis
48; 15%
reportage
59; 18%
feuilleton
Number of publications by
newspapers and magazines
120
100
108
80
60
64
40
20
0
23 16 15 12 10 10 10
Number of publications by
newspapers and magazines
96; 30%
Daily
newspaper
221; 70%
Weekly
magazines
Number of publications by
theme sections in press
3; 1%
3; 1%
14; 4%
18; 6%
24; 7%
113; 36%
Comments/reportages
News
Foreign affairs
Special issue (Crimea)
66; 21%
Economy
76; 24%
First page
Others
Nationality of authors
Polish
Ukrainian
American
Russian
English
19; 6%
10; 3%
31; 10%
257; 81%
2; 1%2; 1%
1; 1%
4; 1%
1; 1%
1; 0%
1; 0%
1; 0%
1; 0%
6; 2%
1; 0%
Belarussian
Turkish/Tartar
Polish/Ukrainian
Bulgarian
10; 3%
German
Estonian
French
Polish/Belarussian
Polish/German
Polish/American
Professions of authors
39; 12%
1; 0%
33; 11%
7; 2%
3; 1%
15; 5%
2; 1%
1; 0%
1; 0%
1; 0%
1; 0%
2; 1%
2; 1%
2; 1%
220; 69%
journalist
social activist
philosopher
political commentator
sportsmen
expert
lawyer
historian
actress
priest
2; 1%
politican
musican
writer/poet
soldier
translator
129
100
80
60
40
20
0
85
43
22
11
Leading thread
4; 1%
12; 4%
27; 9%
54; 17%
220; 69%
political
socio-cultural
economical
military
legal
Secondary thread
6; 2%
23; 7%
75; 24%
68; 22%
socio-cultural
none
political
economical
74; 23%
71; 22%
military
legal
Historical context
128; 40%
Yes
189; 60%
No
Definition of situation
Russia's military aggression in the
Crimea may turn into war
Russia's military aggression is a violation
of international law
sanctions against Russia may help to
stop V. Putin from escalation of the
conflict
Contrrevolution; 2
Maidan
Maidan; 4
Separatism
Separatism; 4
Fear
Fear; 4
America/U.S
America/U.S; 6
Army
Russia: 136
Western World: 80
Army; 8
Revolution
Revolution; 8
Annexation
Annexation; 8
Sanctions; 10
Kiev; 8
Kiev
Sanctions
EU
EU; 12
Kreml
Kreml; 16
Wiktor Janukowycz; 16
Moscow; 16
Moscow
Wiktor Janukowycz
Poland
Poland; 22
War
War; 22
West
West; 28
Wladimir Putin
Wladimir Putin; 38
Russia
Russia; 50
Ukraina
Ukraina; 66
Crimea
Crimea; 100
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Scenarios in texts
106; 33%
No
211; 67%
Yes
Possible scenarios
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
44
36
41
35
30
25
20
15
20
10
5
0
conflict not expected
conflict expected
Subject of metaphor
Russia (inc. V. Putin)
Western world (USA, inc. B. Obama;
Europe)
Poland
Ukraine (inc. Crimea)
International relations (UkrainianRussian; Russian-Western; PolishUkrainian; Polish-Russian; PolishWestern)
Metaphors traditional
metaphors of politics
Game (chess, cards) (eg. Calculation of
"geopolitical" is always the same, it consist of the
leading the little tin soldiers on a well-worn
chessboards of paper)
Metaphors traditional
metaphors of politics
War (you can not shoot straight all of
your ammunition [a gradual sanctions
punishing Russia])
Metaphors traditional
metaphors of politics
Theatre (eg. Putin is an actor
appearing in the absurd comedy)
Conclusions
The language of description of the
Crimeas events presents that the issue is
emotional (incertainty, fear, anger,
powerlessness, weakness, sadness),
involving and metaphorized.
It is worth outlining that this mechanism
metaphorization does not fully explain
this complex situation core of the
events, motivations, attitudes, actions,
causes and consequences.
Conclusions
Metaphorization primarly serves to
impose certain frames and schemes of
interpretations.
Metaphors of Crimeas discourse seems
to give a complete model of reaction
(on the basis of acctually emotional
simplifications), but do not help recipients
understand and construct adequate
attitude and behaviour