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Examines Russian media's influence on digital news in Central Asia, highlighting varying impacts across countries.
This study examines the influence of Russian media on digital media, specifically, news websites in Central Asia, focusing on Uzbekistan (Kun.uz), Kazakhstan (Tengri News), Tajikistan (Asia-Plus) and Kyrgyzstan (AKIpress). Using content analysis and in-depth interviews, the research explores the persistent yet diverse impact of Russian media across these nations. Asia-Plus shows the highest level of Russian media influence, while Tengri News demonstrated the lowest degree of Russian influence while featuring more diversified media narratives. AKIpress and Kun.uz fall between these two cases, with Kun.uz showing weaker dependence on Russian media. The study assesses the relevance of media imperialism theories. It shows that Russian media’s influence is neither uniform nor unidirectional, but mediated by platform-specific sourcing practices, historical ties and varying levels of media independence in each country.
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