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sen path, imbibing into their hearts the views deemed to be totally alien and
hazardous for us, and depriving us of our spiritual roots and foundations”(1, 6).
Today it is also clear that the image of a state created by another one has a
large impact on the attitude shown to it on the part of both the international
community and nationals of this state. Especially, the information threat posed by
external forces armed with powerful information technologies creates a profound
danger.
Since, such situation may bring about the so-called psychological crisis not
only in the international community, but also in the public inside the country,
where the news supply is deemed to be weak (due to poor technologies; closeness
of information; censorship). Therefore, there should be certain constructs, rules and
provisions in shaping state’s positive image.
It is right though that the positive image of a country nurtures in citizens the
feeling of patriotism. In addition, it mobilizes the population to actively participate
in addressing various important and urgent problems, particularly, the issues of
modernization. However, adding to that, the people must have an opportunity to
know their past, acclaim and realize their present day, and clearly see their future.
The problem of diversity of attitudes in the foreign mass media to the
reforms being accomplished in the Uzbek society is among such issues.
I have served for almost 25 years overseas – in more than 20 countries round
the world busied both in short and long-term business trips. For over the span of
such opportunity I have had the very chance to personally observe, undertake
research and analyze the coverage of the topic of Independent Uzbekistan in the
mass media of those countries.
The outcomes of immediate observation revealed that the media in the West
(the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States) seem to be offering the one-
sided critical stories, the CIS (Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and
Azerbaijan) reporters place their attitudes in the stories changing alike the weather,
whilst the Asian states’ (Japan, China, South Korea, India, Turkey, the United
Arab Emirates, Egypt) newspapers print, mainly, the positive articles.
Generally speaking, the news and stories about Uzbekistan are regularly
published in the periodicals of the CIS states and countries of the East, particularly,
Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, India,
Turkey, Egypt and the UAE.
However, there is not sufficient amount of media coverage in the media
space of the countries of the West – the U.S., Germany, Great Britain and
Romania. In addition, here is just one example. From April to May 2000 the U.S.
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hazardous for us, and depriving us of our spiritual roots and foundations”(1, 6).
Today it is also clear that the image of a state created by another one has a
large impact on the attitude shown to it on the part of both the international
community and nationals of this state. Especially, the information threat posed by
external forces armed with powerful information technologies creates a profound
danger.
Since, such situation may bring about the so-called psychological crisis not
only in the international community, but also in the public inside the country,
where the news supply is deemed to be weak (due to poor technologies; closeness
of information; censorship). Therefore, there should be certain constructs, rules and
provisions in shaping state’s positive image.
It is right though that the positive image of a country nurtures in citizens the
feeling of patriotism. In addition, it mobilizes the population to actively participate
in addressing various important and urgent problems, particularly, the issues of
modernization. However, adding to that, the people must have an opportunity to
know their past, acclaim and realize their present day, and clearly see their future.
The problem of diversity of attitudes in the foreign mass media to the
reforms being accomplished in the Uzbek society is among such issues.
I have served for almost 25 years overseas – in more than 20 countries round
the world busied both in short and long-term business trips. For over the span of
such opportunity I have had the very chance to personally observe, undertake
research and analyze the coverage of the topic of Independent Uzbekistan in the
mass media of those countries.
The outcomes of immediate observation revealed that the media in the West
(the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States) seem to be offering the one-
sided critical stories, the CIS (Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and
Azerbaijan) reporters place their attitudes in the stories changing alike the weather,
whilst the Asian states’ (Japan, China, South Korea, India, Turkey, the United
Arab Emirates, Egypt) newspapers print, mainly, the positive articles.
Generally speaking, the news and stories about Uzbekistan are regularly
published in the periodicals of the CIS states and countries of the East, particularly,
Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, India,
Turkey, Egypt and the UAE.
However, there is not sufficient amount of media coverage in the media
space of the countries of the West – the U.S., Germany, Great Britain and
Romania. In addition, here is just one example. From April to May 2000 the U.S.
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