The Problem of Qualitative Journalism in the Digital Era of Mass Communication

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The Problem of Qualitative Journalism in the Digital Era of Mass Communication

Journal Title: Діалог: медіа-студії - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 23

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of quality in modern journalism, which has changed according to the transformations in mass communication. The main changes are caused by the processes of digitalization, convergence and globalization. The question of the quality of journalism has become especially important because of the development of digital age that has an impact on mass communication. As a result of digitalization a wide range of new media and new forms of journalism have appeared, for instance, some new types of participative journalism. The purpose of the scientific research is to define the phenomenon of “quality journalism” that represents the jurnalism of new generation, to particularize general and specific quality criteria, to identify the main factors of the quality journalism` crisis. The question about the definition of stable criteria is an object for scientifical discussion as the permanent developing of digital tools prevents the fixation of journalistic standarts. An overview of different characteristics and common quality standarts as well as the main institutional features have been presented. Much attention is paid to the problem of quality journalism identification. The Internet has launched new possibilities for the conent and in this way has extended the borders of journalism, therefore new forms and types of journalism demand new scale for measuring the quality in journalism. Among the main factors that has caused the crisis of quality journalism are huge amount of information, new challenges for modern journalists, innovative types of media products. The main research methods applied in the study are theoretical methods. To achieve the main goal of the study the inductive method of research has been used, the key criteria of quality journalism were defined by using the method of synthesis, as well as the methods of argumentation and description. The paper concludes with the main results of the study, which illustrates the dominant criteria of quality that can be supplemented by some secondary criteria of quality journalism.

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Hanna Sarmina

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