Greg McLaughlin is an Associate of the Centre for Media Research at Ulster University. He is the author of The War Correspondent (Pluto, 2nd edition; 2016), and co-author with Stephen Baker of The Propaganda of Peace: The Role of Media and Culture in the Northern Ireland Peace Process (2010) and The British Media and Bloody Sunday (2015).

'This is a fascinating account of media coverage of Russia - an important source for students of international relations, media studies and journalism'

• Acknowledgements Epigraph Preface: The Cold War and Me 1. Introduction 2. The Cold War, the Media and the Enemy Image3. Putin is Russia – Russia is Putin: Reporting the Presidential Elections, 2000–2018 4. Reporting Putin’s Russia: Political Opposition and Espionage 5. Putin at War: From Chechnya to Syria 6. Talking to Vladimir: ‘Bigger, Tougher, Stronger, Meaner’ 7. The Makings of a New Cold War? Appendix A The Putin Lexicon Appendix B British Newspaper Headlines on Proposed - Boycott of World Cup 2018 Notes References Index

Greg McLaughlin is an Associate of the Centre for Media Research at Ulster University. He is the author of The War Correspondent (Pluto, 2nd edition; 2016), and co-author with Stephen Baker of The Propaganda of Peace: The Role of Media and Culture in the Northern Ireland Peace Process (2010) and The British Media and Bloody Sunday (2015).

'This is a fascinating account of media coverage of Russia - an important source for students of international relations, media studies and journalism'

• Acknowledgements Epigraph Preface: The Cold War and Me 1. Introduction 2. The Cold War, the Media and the Enemy Image3. Putin is Russia – Russia is Putin: Reporting the Presidential Elections, 2000–2018 4. Reporting Putin’s Russia: Political Opposition and Espionage 5. Putin at War: From Chechnya to Syria 6. Talking to Vladimir: ‘Bigger, Tougher, Stronger, Meaner’ 7. The Makings of a New Cold War? Appendix A The Putin Lexicon Appendix B British Newspaper Headlines on Proposed - Boycott of World Cup 2018 Notes References Index

Greg McLaughlin is an Associate of the Centre for Media Research at Ulster University. He is the author of The War Correspondent (Pluto, 2nd edition; 2016), and co-author with Stephen Baker of The Propaganda of Peace: The Role of Media and Culture in the Northern Ireland Peace Process (2010) and The British Media and Bloody Sunday (2015).

'This is a fascinating account of media coverage of Russia - an important source for students of international relations, media studies and journalism'

• Acknowledgements Epigraph Preface: The Cold War and Me 1. Introduction 2. The Cold War, the Media and the Enemy Image3. Putin is Russia – Russia is Putin: Reporting the Presidential Elections, 2000–2018 4. Reporting Putin’s Russia: Political Opposition and Espionage 5. Putin at War: From Chechnya to Syria 6. Talking to Vladimir: ‘Bigger, Tougher, Stronger, Meaner’ 7. The Makings of a New Cold War? Appendix A The Putin Lexicon Appendix B British Newspaper Headlines on Proposed - Boycott of World Cup 2018 Notes References Index