Images on Environment in the US and Russian Media Agenda in a Comparative Perspective

The article describes the differences and similarities in media reporting and framing of environmental images across US and Russian national and regional newspapers. The cross-newspaper analysis highlighted that in the portrayal of environmental images, the US press, compared to Russian press, took a major step forward. The rationale of such a discrepancy in media coverage could be caused by the different media industry in Russia and the US as well as by the different social and geopolitical context.