Reflections on the Independent Mass Media of Post-Soviet Countries and Political Competitiveness

Q2 Social Sciences

Politics in Central Europe Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.2478/pce-2021-0024

N. Steblyna, J. Dvorak

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Abstract

Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyse political activity in the mass media discourses of states with more democratic and more authoritative regimes respectively, so as to show a clear difference in the context of a formal analysis of mass media content. The current study examines political news on qualitative online media portals in Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine. Thirty years ago, these states began their independent transition from a closed system to openness/democracy. However, at today’s transition point, only Lithuania is considered a democratic country. In different periods Ukraine has been considered an example of competitive authoritarianism, while Belarus deviated towards complete authoritarianism and dictatorship. All political news items between 2005–2020 (for delfi.lt – since 2007) were collected with the help of the Python program. To measure the indicators, several Python programs were designed. The results of the research confirmed that the intensity of political activity differs in the mass media discourses of states with more democratic (Lithuania, Ukraine) and more authoritative (Belarus) regimes. Furthermore, a clear difference was shown in terms of five indicators, average indicators and the dynamics thereof.

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后苏联国家独立大众传媒与政治竞争力的思考

摘要本文的目的是分别分析具有更民主和更权威政权的国家在大众媒体话语中的政治活动，以便在对大众媒体内容进行正式分析的背景下显示出明显的差异。目前的研究调查了立陶宛、白俄罗斯和乌克兰定性在线媒体门户网站上的政治新闻。30年前，这些州开始了从封闭制度向开放/民主的独立过渡。然而，在今天的过渡点上，只有立陶宛被认为是一个民主国家。在不同时期，乌克兰被认为是竞争性威权主义的一个例子，而白俄罗斯则偏离了完全的威权主义和独裁。2005年至2020年期间的所有政治新闻（delfi.lt自2007年以来）都是在Python程序的帮助下收集的。为了测量指标，设计了几个Python程序。研究结果证实，政治活动的强度在拥有更民主（立陶宛、乌克兰）和更权威（白俄罗斯）政权的国家的大众媒体话语中有所不同。此外，在五个指标、平均指标及其动态方面也显示出明显的差异。

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Politics in Central Europe Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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期刊介绍： POLITICS IN CENTRAL EUROPE – The Journal of the Central European Political Science Association is an independent and internationally peer-reviewed scientific journal in political science and international relations. The Journal was established in 2005 as the scientific review that publishes scientific essays, book reviews and information about conferences and other events connected with Central European issues. POLITICS IN CENTRAL EUROPE publishes politics, policy analysis, international relations and other sub-disciplines of political original, peer-reviewed manuscripts that provide scientific essays focusing on issues in comparative science, as well as original theoretical or conceptual analyses. All essays must contribute to a broad understanding of the region of Central Europe. Our goal is to give scholars from Central Europe and beyond the opportunity to present the results of their research.