This exploratory study focuses on the role of transnational migrants as stakeholders in the process of shaping the image of a place, in particular, the host country. We studied the content created by 10 Russian-speaking Instagram bloggers with migration background residing on different continents. Through the content-analysis of 441 posts published in 2018, we have found that Russian-speaking Instagram bloggers addressing global Russophone audiences paid a significant amount of attention to the dissemination of information about the host country. They covered several aspects of host country image, including climate and geography, history and culture, security and stability, representatives of the host society, and general quality of life in the host country. While the three first categories received almost exclusively positive evaluations, the last ones, rooted in the personal daily experience represent a more diverse and complex picture. Both the bloggers and their audiences form a story about the host countries, which, in turn, forms the mediated image of the countries in the minds of the audience.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Transformation and Global Society
Subtitle of host publication6th International Conference, DTGS 2021, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsDaniel A. Alexandrov, Andrei V. Chugunov
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages389-402
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783030937140
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event6th International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2021 - Saint Petesburg, Virtual, Online, Russian Federation
Duration: 23 Jun 202125 Jun 2021
Conference number: 6
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Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1503
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Digital Transformation and Global Society, DTGS 2021
Abbreviated titleDTGS 2021
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityVirtual, Online
Period23/06/2125/06/21
Internet address

    Research areas

  • Branding and image-making, Mass self-communication, Place marketing, Russophone bloggers, Social media, Stakeholders, Transnational migrants

    Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)
  • Mathematics(all)

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