| This study focuses on the portrayal of different ethnic groups involved in the war during the disintegration of Yugoslavia (1991–1999) as represented by one segment of the Canadian press. Through a critical discourse analysis of the article, that appeared on the front pages of The Globe and Mail, the only Canadian daily national newspaper at the time of the events being examined, the study identifies and compares the representation of different Balkan participants: the armed forces, politicians, civilians, and Western participants. The analysis illustrates that different ethnic groups were largely portrayed either as “villains” or “victims” and argues that such a portrayal served to justify Western intervention in the Balkans. |
