Manezhnaya Proschad, December 2010: Decoding the Reality (Media and Problematics of the Conflict)

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Ekaterina A. Voinova

PhD in Philology, Senior lecturer at the Chair of Periodical Press, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: ek.voinova@gmail.com
Mariya A. Portnyagina

PhD student at the Chair of Periodical Press, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: mportnyagina@yandex.ru
Lyudmila L. Resnyanskaya

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Periodical Press, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: resmila@mail.ru
Ekaterina V. Sivakova

PhD in Philology, Lecturer at the Chair of Periodical Press, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: e.sivyakova@gmail.com

Section: Modern Journalism: Subjects and Issues

The article is dedicated to the mass media coverage of the protest action (Moscow, Manezhnaya Square, December 2010). The action is examined as a presentation of young generation protest activity. The article also contains the results of content analysis made on journalistic texts in print media covering the “Manezhnaya con­flict”. Expert review of “Manezhnaya case” is presented as well: the opinions of a social scientist, a lawyer, a political scientist and mass communication specialists are included.

Keywords: print media, conflict, new generation, political participation