The English Department at the College of Education for Humanities at the University of Karbala discussed a master’s thesis entitled (The Representation of Vladimir Putin in CNN online news reports in pre and post Ukraine Invasion: a Critical Discourse Analysis).
The study lies in portrayal of Vladimir Putin as a political figure through media discourse, via CNN pre and post Ukraine invasion in 2022.
The study examines Vladimir Putin’s speeches pre and post Ukraine invasion, linked to recurrence of some expressions in these two periods.
The study aims at identifying precise structures used to represent Putin pre and post Ukraine invasion, and knowing rhetorical strategies used.