Representation of cerebral palsy in the Russian-language segment of YouTube video hosting

Abstract

Due to insufficient knowledge of the topic of cerebral palsy representation in the media space, a content analysis of a video sample representing cerebral palsy over the past five years was carried out. The study is based on the materials of the video texts selected from the video hosting of the Russian-language YouTube. The main attention is paid to the topic, its role in building the concept of selected stories, the social and psychological problems of this disease, as well as the image of people with cerebral palsy, which is broadcast on the media resource. The predominance of studio shooting of episodes was noted, which allows us to speak about the lack of demonstrating the everyday side of the life of people with cerebral palsy. In addition, the video only lists social and psychological problems, while the ways to solve them are not named. Emphasis is placed on the success stories of participants with a high level of socialization. Less socialized respondents are less common in the sample, and heroes with intellectual disabilities, in some cases concomitant with cerebral palsy, are not shown at all.