The Role of Internet Broadcasting Technologies in Political Protests in the United States and Europe in 2010-2020

Student: Simonenko Karolina

Supervisor: Grigory Konson

Educational Programme: Media Management (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2021

The study is devoted to determining the role of Internet broadcasting technologies in political protests in the United States and Europe during the period of 2010-2020. The paper examines trends in political protest communication and the specifics of political protest coverage by pro-government and opposition media. The method of semantic frequency analysis of text is used to determine the role of Internet broadcasting technologies in political protests in the U.S. and Europe. The empirical basis for the study is the transcripts of expert interviews and statistical data obtained in the course of the research.

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