INFORMATION WAR IN MODERN FRENCH MEDIA (BY THE EXAMPLE OF COVERAGE OF EVENTS IN RUSSIA ON JUNE 24, 2023)

Abstract

The article considers an example of the information war of modern French media covering the military events on the territory of the Russian Federation that took place on June 24, 2023. A number of manipulative strategies and tactics have been studied, such as discrediting, the use of invective vocabulary, the binary opposition “friend or foe”, political anecdote, stereotyping. The relevance of the topic of information wars is due to the fact that the military conflict in Ukraine has become central not only in political, but also in world discourse. The purpose of the study is to analyze the main manipulative strategies and tactics used by French journalists and political observers to discredit the actions of the Russian army in general and the Russian president in particular. The author has been given the task of trying to analyze the political discourse of the presenter and invited persons of the popular political news program in France, which is broadcast live and is dedicated to the most discussed news in the world of politics. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that for the first time an attempt is made to analyze verbal manipulative strategies and tactics for demotion within the framework of a live news broadcast in France. As a result, it is shown that French political journalists, independent experts and scientific observers, discussing the event that took place at the end of June, are conducting an open information war against the President of the Russian Federation and against the Russian army. Russia as a country is shown as “foreign”. On the other hand, the actions of the United States are approved by the speakers, which proves the support and adherence to the American policy on the part of the representatives of the Fifth Republic.