How the South African media’s engagement with think tanks shaped coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war

dc.contributor.authorKarrim, Qudsiya
dc.contributor.supervisorFinlay, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-06T12:28:33Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts by Coursework and Research Report in Journalism and Media Studies, In the Faculty of Humanities, Wits School of Art, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2024
dc.description.abstractResearch on the relationship between media and think tanks points to evidence of an interdependent and mutually beneficial arrangement. Think tanks offer their expertise in return for exposure, but factors such as professional credibility, the resources at their disposal and their adherence to media logics impact the success of this exchange. To explore the think tank-media nexus in South Africa, this study draws on agenda building and source theories to examine the ways in which three South African news sites utilised think tanks in their coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war. Through a thematic analysis and purposively selected interviews with media and think tank staff, it details a range of engagements between journalists and experts that occurred on the public record and behind the scenes. Think tanks served as high-value sources, content producers and educational tools for the media. This is not only indicative of their agenda-building influence, but also highlights how experts are playing a compensatory role in under-resourced newsrooms.
dc.description.submitterMM2025
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.identifier.citationKarrim, Qudsiya . (2024). How the South African media’s engagement with think tanks shaped coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war [Master`s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/45764
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/45764
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2024 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolSchool of Literature, Language and Media
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectAgenda building
dc.subjectmedia-source relationships
dc.subjectRussia-Ukraine war
dc.subjectSouth African media
dc.subjectthink tanks
dc.subject.primarysdgSDG-4: Quality education
dc.titleHow the South African media’s engagement with think tanks shaped coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war
dc.typeDissertation

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