Trouble in the Backyard: Soviet Media Reporting on the Afghanistan Conflict |
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| Authors: | John D. H. Downing |
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| Affiliation: | John D. H. Downing is Chair of the Department of Communications, Hunter College, City University of New York. |
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| Abstract: | A qualitative analysis of Soviet media coverage of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1986 shows that several familiar themes, from unpopular guerrillas to national security, are used to justify the Soviet presence in Afghanistan—and a comparison of U.S. coverage of El Salvador, from secondary sources, throws up some intriguing parallels. |
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