Abstract
The paper proposes the critical discourse analysis as the method for the reconstruction of communication on the social problem. This approach provides explanation why the particular informational campaign was ineffective and the how the communication strategy has to be reconsidered. In presented study three types of social actors are defined: the authorities, the mass media and the citizens. These actors interpret the situation, produce discourse and make the influence on the formation of a social conception of problematic situation. The empirical case is media reflection of the situation in the North Caucasus region of Russia in 2011-2012. For the analysis of three discourses two corpuses of texts thematically connected to the problem were chosen: news articles and Internet posts during two chronological periods - August-November 2011 and April-June 2012. Analysis of mass media texts, official statements and comments on these communications by Internet audience enabled to draw out conclusions on the process of interpretation of social problem: the priority of the power institutions (institutional) discourse in the determination of social problem; the absence of interaction between the discourses. The disconnection between three discourses on the one social problem can be viewed as a symptom of ineffective communication strategy of the federal authorities. Empirical study has shown the way the communication strategy towards the social problem to be corrected in order to become more effective.
Highlights
Today the information and communication management, political communication and aspects of influence in communication are the questions of high priority
The discourse of news from the North Caucasus is monotonous by topics/subjects and contents
The negative news contains information about acts of terrorism, armed attacks on civil servants, victims, counter-terrorists operations. Another topic often appear in mass media discourse is international relations and attacks on this cause in the North Caucasus Region and in other regions of the Russia Federation
Summary
Today the information and communication management, political communication and aspects of influence in communication are the questions of high priority. The technological aspects of communicative influence as aspects of the distribution of power and authority in the system of mass communication attract attention of researchers especially in the situations of economic, financial, political or social instability. Detailed analysis of power relationships in communication becomes more important both for the political and business actors. We have the most popular subject of social research-the discourse. The methods of discourse analysis are used in the different spheres of social studies In our case we consider social problem from the perspective of the critical discourse analysis
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