Manufacturing dissent : assessing the methods and impact of RT (Russia Today)
Thesis: S.M. in Comparative Media Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2019
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| author | Graydon, Matthew G.(Matthew Galen) |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1243902020-03-28T03:22:48Z Manufacturing dissent : assessing the methods and impact of RT (Russia Today) Graydon, Matthew G.(Matthew Galen) William Uricchio. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Comparative Media Studies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Comparative Media Studies Comparative Media Studies. Thesis: S.M. in Comparative Media Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, 2019 Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-105). The state-sponsored news network RT (formerly Russia Today) was launched in 2005 as a platform for improving Russia's global image. Fourteen years later, RT has become a self-described tool for information warfare and is under increasing scrutiny from the United States government for allegedly fomenting unrest and undermining democracy. It has also grown far beyond its television roots, achieving a broad diffusion across a variety of digital platforms. This thesis seeks to unravel and assess RT's historical roots, its creation and evolution, its methods, and ultimately its impact on American politics and society. Drawing on a broad analysis of RT's television, web, and social media content, I argue that RT strategically reconfigures traditional concepts of soft power, propaganda, and disinformation to spread disruption and doubt throughout the media landscape in a hybrid model that can be termed "Disinformation 2.0." I go on to ask if established frameworks for measuring media engagement are able to accurately capture RT's impact, given both the network's multi-platform structure and its subversion of conventional communication models. by Matthew G. Graydon. S.M. in Comparative Media Studies S.M.inComparativeMediaStudies Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing 2020-03-27T16:25:54Z 2020-03-27T16:25:54Z 2019 2019 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124390 1117771679 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 105 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Comparative Media Studies. Graydon, Matthew G.(Matthew Galen) Manufacturing dissent : assessing the methods and impact of RT (Russia Today) |
| title | Manufacturing dissent : assessing the methods and impact of RT (Russia Today) |
| title_full | Manufacturing dissent : assessing the methods and impact of RT (Russia Today) |
| title_fullStr | Manufacturing dissent : assessing the methods and impact of RT (Russia Today) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Manufacturing dissent : assessing the methods and impact of RT (Russia Today) |
| title_short | Manufacturing dissent : assessing the methods and impact of RT (Russia Today) |
| title_sort | manufacturing dissent assessing the methods and impact of rt russia today |
| topic | Comparative Media Studies. |
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