Without a doubt, the Ukrainian
crisis is going to be one of the largest news stories we see this entire year.
It is going to be a historically significant event for the border country, and
potentially for the countries involved in the conflict as well. As weve seen in
America, news surrounding the Ukraine has been pro-Ukraine and anti-Russia.
When we offered our $1 billion dollar deal to the border country, we were quick
to highlight our own heroic actions and villainies Russia.
In Russia itself, the news is
surrounded by controversy. A news source called Russia Today has had an
incident that sparked huge online conversation. Abby Martin, an American
reporter for the “Kremlin- funded” network, openly expressed her reaction to
the situation in Ukraine on air, and has found herself in hot water. Her
anti-Russian reaction involved her saying "What Russia did is wrong, I
will not sit here and apologize or defend military aggression." As you can
tell, saying this on a Russian news source would cause quite a stir. Although
the network did not fire her, they did say that they would be sending her to
Crimea, so she can experience first hand the conditions and situation she was
commenting on, as if her seeing this would convince her otherwise.
In Canada, the news is taking a more
diplomatic and conservative approach. As CTV News reported (A Canadian
network), “Canada will send representatives to be part of an international
observer mission to Ukraine, the Harper government announced Wednesday, as well
as impose economic sanctions on some members of the former Ukrainian prime
minister’s regime.” The Canadian report of events was subdued and calm, much
different than the more exited and hyped-up news coming out of America. Canada
comparatively seemed to be taking a critical, reassuring, and subdued report on
the acts in the Ukraine, compared to those of Russia and the U.S.
The similarities and differences are
slight between American, Russian, and Canadian news reports of the situation in
Ukraine. America and Russia, being major players in the crisis, respectively,
have seen very animated news stories, while Canada on the other hand is taking
the critical approach. These differences can be easily accounted for, as Russia
and the U.S. are key players in this decisive moment for Ukraine, while Canada doesn’t
really have much involvement (yet, at least). Because Russia and the U.S. are
looking to gain civilian support of whichever actions they take, the news they
report must be lively and rousing to build up the situation.
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