Galina Kozhevnikova. Hate speech: after Kondopoga

We are publishing an analysis of the results of the next, sixth , stage of monitoring hate speech in the Russian media. The study was conducted by the SOVA Center from September 1 to December 31, 2006 and was presented for the first time at the conference "Hate Speech and Xenophobia: Russia, XXI Century" held on February 8, 2007 at the Moscow House of Journalists.

The previous steps were:

• autumn 2001 - spring 2002 ;

• in November 2002 - February 2003, monitoring after the terrorist attack on Dubrovka;

• in September-December 2003 - parliamentary election campaign ;

• in September-October 2004, after the events in Beslan .

• in September-October 2005, the anniversary of the events in Beslan

This monitoring included 1 daily and 7 weekly TV programs; 8 daily and 5 weekly newspapers - a total of 21 editions and TV shows.

The full text of the report can be downloaded in Word format (packed with WinZip).

Report content:

INTRODUCTION

• Types of hate speech

• Objects of hate speech

• Sources

GENERAL RESULTS

• Sources

• Subjects of hate speech

• Types of hate speech

• Objects of hate speech

HATE SPEAKING NON-JUDGMENT TABLES

• Table "View-object"

• Generalized Category Tables

FROM STATISTICS TO CONTEXT

• Forgery and understatement as the art of propaganda

• Anti-Georgian campaign

• Discussion of hate speech

CONCLUSION