The Belarusian migrant crisis (2021) told by Euronews and Sputnik: a comparative framing analysis based on citations of political sources
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12795/IC.2024.I21.13Keywords:
Migrant crisis, Belarus, Euronews, Sputnik, FramingAbstract
The coverage of Euronews and Sputnik of the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarus border in November 2021 is comparatively analyzed, carrying out a content and framing analysis based on the sources cited. The results show biases towards the European or Belarusian side of the conflict, but both media also give voice to the opposing positions. A simple and replicable framing analysis system is offered.
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