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Professor Doctor Bulgarova Bella discusses the role of the media in the evolution of conflict in Syria and the current situation there. Professor Bulgarova supervises Russian and international scientific projects at Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, also known as RUDN University (Russia, Moscow). She has an extensive publication record including many with her students dealing with various aspects of the media.1 One such publication was with Z. Hassan (2023) giving an “Analysis of media coverage of the war in Syria and its impact on the political process”.2 She is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.
Hassan and Bulgarova noted that, “Many Syrian news organizations have been closed, with many journalists being killed. This has led to a lack of diverse viewpoints [and] has made it difficult for outside observers to get an accurate, balanced and complete picture of the conflict. … The mainstream media in the West has largely presented the Syrian government and its allies as aggressors while ignoring or downplaying the role of foreign powers in fuelling the conflict. … The media coverage has also played a role in shaping the policies of international actors such as the United States, Russia, and Iran.
A video of this interview with space for discussion of the issues raised is available on Wikiversity, “Media in the Syrian conflict“.
Copyright 2023, Bulgarova Bella Akhmedovna and Spencer Graves, Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 international license.
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1. elibrary.ru (2023) The multipolar world in the mirror of contemporary youth media communication.
2. Z. Hassan and Bulgarova (2023) “Analysis of media coverage of the war in Syria and its impact on the political processes“.
