Political events in Ukraine in Western mass media (2014-2023)

Navizivska A.O. Political events in Ukraine in westerm mass media (2014-2023) : bachelor’s paper : 035 Philology / Navizivska Anastasia Oleksandrivna. - Kyiv, 2023. - 108 с.

Mass media holds significant sway over public consciousness as it serves as a primary source of information, disseminating ideas through newspapers, magazines, and television programs. Within the realm of modern linguistics, there exist at least two perspectives on the definition of "media discourse."
Media discourse represents a distinct form of speech and cognitive activity that is specific to the field of media communication. It is essential to differentiate media discourse from other distinct types of discourse, such as political, religious, scientific, and so forth.
Media discourse is the result of communication by mass media actors, driven by specific purposes that determine its content. These objectives can encompass describing and explaining, influencing the identity of the recipients, shaping their consciousness, assessing reality, predicting future situations.
The object of the paper is political events covering Ukraine published in Western mass media.
The subject of the study is discursive strategies of media discourse implemented in articles of Western media covering events in Ukraine.