Putin Problems and Media Framing
The Washington Post is known for being more impartial and is a very well respected, mainstream print news outlet. In contrast the Guardian is a more liberal outlet that is mainly accessed from online for those readers not within the UK. The story that I am looking at is one regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent press statement about the U.S. election hacking allegations. The Guardian article starts by talking mainly about what Putin is quoted as saying and frames the story by mainly presenting information from Russia’s perspective since the main interviewer is a Russian advisor/diplomat.
From this perspective it seems like Russia is unconcerned with doing business with the U.S. and almost frames them in an innocent party here. Right off the bat one interesting part of the Washington Post article is the addition of a video where Speaker Paul Ryan is stating that “Russia will meddle in European elections” which automatically makes the reader thing of Russia’s guilt and question their meddling in our own election. The Washington Post article was far more focused on the conflicts between the Russian government and the U.S. and highlighted more combative quotes and phrases from both sides. The Guardian piece clearly is trying to present Russia’s view and their part of the story while the Washington Post presents information from both sides almost in a back and forth fashion.
The Washington Post is known for being more impartial and is a very well respected, mainstream print news outlet. In contrast the Guardian is a more liberal outlet that is mainly accessed from online for those readers not within the UK. The story that I am looking at is one regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent press statement about the U.S. election hacking allegations. The Guardian article starts by talking mainly about what Putin is quoted as saying and frames the story by mainly presenting information from Russia’s perspective since the main interviewer is a Russian advisor/diplomat.
From this perspective it seems like Russia is unconcerned with doing business with the U.S. and almost frames them in an innocent party here. Right off the bat one interesting part of the Washington Post article is the addition of a video where Speaker Paul Ryan is stating that “Russia will meddle in European elections” which automatically makes the reader thing of Russia’s guilt and question their meddling in our own election. The Washington Post article was far more focused on the conflicts between the Russian government and the U.S. and highlighted more combative quotes and phrases from both sides. The Guardian piece clearly is trying to present Russia’s view and their part of the story while the Washington Post presents information from both sides almost in a back and forth fashion.
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