Abstract
This paper looks at the current global landscape of soft power news outlets, their relation to the historic role of soft power news outlets in global hegemony, the controversies around outlets labeled as “fake news,” and the country-specific legal restrictions facing some of the news sources. The paper explores soft power, state-funded news sources from Britain, China, Qatar, Russia, and the United States. Focusing on Al Jazeera, BBC News, China Central Television, RT, Sputnik, and the properties managed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of American), it examines their global reach, languages used, media platforms, and target audiences, as well as the specific use of the English language. In doing so, it will assess the relationship between the news, persuasive information, propaganda, soft power, information weaponization, and global hegemony.
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Politics, Power, and Institutions
KEYWORDS
Soft Power
Digital Media
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