ABSTRACT News media can serve as a public service actor by bringing attention to issues, topics, and areas that are bettering societies, such as providing coverage for a nonprofit sector. Driven by the agenda-setting and framing communication theories, this research project assesses how Russian nonprofits are presented in news media. More broadly, this study adds to the literature on the social role that news media plays in contemporary Russian society. We find that the Russian nonprofit sector is still finding its place within a larger Russian narrative, andRussian news media falls short in aiding its legitimization and unification. Specifically, the media presents nonprofit organizations as detached from their larger societal roles and mostly includes coverage of national organizations, their fundraising work, and activities.

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俄罗斯新闻媒体作为公共服务主体：探索非营利组织的报道

摘要 新闻媒体可以通过关注改善社会的问题、主题和领域（例如为非营利部门提供报道）来充当公共服务参与者。在议程设置和框架传播理论的推动下，该研究项目评估了俄罗斯非营利组织在新闻媒体中的呈现方式。更广泛地说，这项研究增加了关于新闻媒体在当代俄罗斯社会中所扮演的社会角色的文献。我们发现俄罗斯的非营利部门仍在更大的俄罗斯叙事中找到自己的位置，而俄罗斯新闻媒体在帮助其合法化和统一方面存在不足。具体而言，媒体将非营利组织描述为与其更大的社会角色脱节，主要包括对国家组织、筹款工作和活动的报道。