Abstract
The article presents the results of a study of the features of coverage of events involving disabled people in modern Russian media. The data obtained are considered in four perspectives: the reflection of socio-demographic characteristics of the disabled in the media, the main topics covered by publications with the participation of disabled people, the activity of disabled people described by the media, the general emotional coloring of news articles about people with disabilities. The article is based on the results of content analysis of news articles published in the period from December 2020 to August 2021 in RBC, RIA Novosti, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, TASS, Izvestia. The analysis showed that the image of a disabled person broadcast in the media is poorly differentiated with respect to socio-demographic parameters and health characteristics, leaving out of consideration the diversity of material living conditions and the social situation of people with disabilities. Basic needs are prevalent in the description of disabled people, while creative and spiritual ones are leveled. The media articles are dominated by paternalistic attitudes in characterizing the disabled: they need protection and assistance provided by the executive branch and law enforcement agencies. Despite a sufficiently high social activity, a disabled person turns out to be an object of action that has no identity.
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