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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Литературоведение. Журналистика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-9220</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-9247</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">40031</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-9220-2024-29-1-114-124</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">FSMFFK</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>JOURNALISM</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Журналистика</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The Times’ conceptual approaches to covering military coups in Africa</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Концептуальные подходы The Times к освещению военных переворотов в африканских странах</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5640-267X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Yakova</surname><given-names>Tamara S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Якова</surname><given-names>Тамара Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Journalism and Literature, Faculty of Journalism</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат филологических наук, доцент, доцент кафедры зарубежной журналистики и литературы, факультет журналистики</p></bio><email>t-yakova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-5247</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kolesnichenko</surname><given-names>Alexander V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Колесниченко</surname><given-names>Александр Васильевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Department of Digital Journalism, Faculty of Journalism</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат филологических наук, доцент, доцент кафедры цифровой журналистики, факультет журналистики</p></bio><email>april-7@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3120-1569</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Danilina</surname><given-names>Ilona O.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Данилина</surname><given-names>Илона Олеговна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Master’s Student, Department of Foreign Journalism and Literature, Faculty of Journalism</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>магистрант, кафедра зарубежной журналистики и литературы, факультет журналистики</p></bio><email>danilina.ilona.olegovna@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Московский государственный университет имени М.В. Ломоносова</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-06-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 29, NO1 (2024)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 29, №1 (2024)</issue-title><fpage>114</fpage><lpage>124</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-07-15"><day>15</day><month>07</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Yakova T.S., Kolesnichenko A.V., Danilina I.O.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Якова Т.С., Колесниченко А.В., Данилина И.О.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Yakova T.S., Kolesnichenko A.V., Danilina I.O.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Якова Т.С., Колесниченко А.В., Данилина И.О.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/40031">https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/40031</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article presents the results of the study of the British newspaper The Times' approaches to covering the military coups in Gabon and Niger in 2023. The research methodology included quantitative and qualitative content analysis and analysis of publications according to the criteria of the concept of constructive journalism. The empirical base consisted of The Times articles for the first 10 months of 2023. The results of the comparative analysis of the texts showed that the publications do not comply with the principles of the concept of constructive journalism and do not take into account the basic methods of positive psychology. Russia is mentioned in most publications in the context of military cooperation in the region, with half of the publications being neutral and the rest negative. In part of the publications negative characteristics are given without arguments, references to documents, to statements of the Russian leadership with the designation of Russia's position. Such publications are characterized by their focus on discrediting cooperation between African countries and Russia. This cooperation is assessed as a way to lead to crisis and deterioration of security in the region. At the same time, journalists express in their publications only their own views and do not provide assessments and opinions of experts of international organizations and citizens of African states.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В статье представлены результаты исследования подходов британской газеты The Times к освещению военных переворотов в Габоне и Нигере в 2023 году. Методология исследования включала количественный и качественный контент-анализ и анализ публикаций по критериям концепции конструктивной журналистики. Эмпирическую базу составили статьи The Times за 10 месяцев 2023 года. Результаты сравнительного анализа текстов показали, что публикации не соответствуют принципам концепции конструктивной журналистики, не учитывают базовые методы позитивной психологии. Россия упоминается в большинстве публикаций в контексте военного сотрудничества в регионе, при этом половина публикаций носит нейтральный характер, а остальные - негативный. В части публикаций негативные характеристики приводятся без аргументов, ссылок на документы, на высказывания российского руководства с обозначением позиции России. Такие публикации отличает направленность на дискредитацию сотрудничества между африканскими странами и Россией. Данное сотрудничество оценивается как путь к кризису и ухудшению безопасности в регионе. При этом журналисты выражают в публикациях только свои взгляды и не приводят оценки и мнения экспертов международных организаций, а также граждан африканских государств.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>media</kwd><kwd>conflicts</kwd><kwd>media studies</kwd><kwd>Gabon</kwd><kwd>Niger</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>массмедиа</kwd><kwd>конфликты</kwd><kwd>медиаисследования</kwd><kwd>Габон</kwd><kwd>Нигер</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Biersteker, T. (2019). Understanding effectiveness of international sanctions. MGIMO Review of International Relations, 66(3), 7–16. https://doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2019-3-66-7-16</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Гемуева К.А. Китайское экономическое присутствие в Восточной Африке на при- мере Кении // Вестник МГИМО-Университета. 2020. Т. 13. № 3. 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