Who Is to Blame?: Content Analysis of Blogs about the Act of Terrorism at Domodedovo Airport. Issue 2 (3rd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gavrilov, K.A.; Tolmach, A.D.
• Is Part Of: Sociological research. Volume 55:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 79
• Page End: 90
• Publication Date: 2016-03-03
• Subjects: attribution of responsibility and blame -- blogs -- perception of risk -- social media -- sociology of risk -- terrorism -- terrorist threat; Sociology -- Periodicals; Social policy; Sociology; Sociologie; Soviet Union -- Social policy -- Periodicals; Soviet Union -- Former Soviet republics; Periodicals; 301.0947
• DOI: 10.1080/10610154.2016.1187016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1061-0154

Abstract

Abstract : We present the results of a content analysis of communications related to the act of terrorism at Domodedovo airport. They show that mass media plays a significant role as a source of factual, undigested information. The theoretical value of the results is that they show a significant number of cases where an actor is accused with no reference to his actions or nonactions. The range of types of complicity in terrorist activity was substantial.