How Kazakhstan’s Media Covered the Nuclear Power Plant Referendum Campaign: A Comparative Study

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dc.contributor.authorDariya Zulfukharkyzy
dc.contributor.authorYelnur Alimova
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-20T09:04:15Z
dc.date.available2026-01-20T09:04:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractIn October 2024, Kazakhstan announced its intention to construct a nuclear power plant, a decision that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev described as “a choice for the country’s future.” The debate surrounding the project extends beyond energy policy, reflecting deeper questions about how public opinion is shaped through the media. This study analyses the coverage of the nuclear power plant issue in Kazakhstani media during the period preceding the referendum to examine how reality was constructed and which frames dominated public discourse. It compares representations in state and independent outlets, identifying whether narratives of government endorsement or critical perspectives prevailed. Through this analysis, the study evaluates the extent to which coverage met international journalistic standards and explores how language, structure, and the absence of alternative viewpoints contributed to a constrained media environment. The findings provide insight into the framing of national policy debates and the implications for pluralism, journalistic ethics, and public deliberation in Kazakhstan.
dc.identifier.citationDariya Zulfukharkyzy, Yelnur Alimova/ How Kazakhstan’s Media Covered the Nuclear Power Plant Referendum Campaign: A Comparative Study/ SDU Journal of Media Studies 2025/3 (3)
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.sdu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2382
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSDU Journal of Media Studies
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectKazakhstan
dc.subjectnuclear power plant
dc.subjectmass media
dc.subjectjournalistic ethics
dc.subjectreferendum
dc.subjectframing
dc.subjectagenda
dc.titleHow Kazakhstan’s Media Covered the Nuclear Power Plant Referendum Campaign: A Comparative Study
dc.typeArticle

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