The Butcha massacre, the War in Ukraine and multimedia power

Authors

  • Diego Pautasso Colégio Militar de Porto Alegre
  • Rafael Algarte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2023v11n1p107-126

Keywords:

Butcha, Russia, Ukraine

Abstract

The Bucha massacre, which took place in April 2022, was immediately attributed to the Russian army. This still obscure event needs to be understood as part of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, whose origin goes beyond the so-called Special Operation that started in February 2022. Thus, the objective of this work is to analyze how the Bucha massacre was treated by the media, methodologically based on western (New York Times, Herold and ANSA) and non-western (Russia Today, Al Jazeera, CGTN and Xinhua) media outlets. The central argument is that Western multimedia power produces a narrative aimed at the villainization of Moscow and the consequent escalation of the conflict as part of the containment of Russia by the US-led NATO forces.

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Author Biography

Diego Pautasso, Colégio Militar de Porto Alegre

Pós-Doutorado em Estudos Estratégicos Internacionais (2018), Doutor (2010) e Mestre (2006) em Ciência Política e Graduado (2003) em Geografia pela UFRGS. Professor colaborador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos Estratégicos Internacionais (UFRGS), do Centro de Estudos da América Latina e Caribe da  Universidade de Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudoeste (Sichuan/ China) e da Especialização em Relações Internacionais (UFRGS-Comando Militar do Sul). é professor de Geografia do Colégio Militar de Porto Alegre. É autor do livro “China e Rússia no Pós-Guerra Fria” e co-autor de “Teoria das Relações Internacionais: contribuições marxistas”. Email: dgpautasso@gmail.com. Graduado em Jornalismo pela Universidade de Ribeirão Preto em 2015 e Especialista em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul em 2023. Email: fael_algarte@
hotmail.com.

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Published

2024-04-11

How to Cite

Pautasso, D., & Algarte, R. (2024). The Butcha massacre, the War in Ukraine and multimedia power. Estudos Internacionais: International Relations Journal of PUC Minas, 11(1), 107–126. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2023v11n1p107-126