Losing Pravda: Ethics and the Press in Post-Truth Russia

ISBN-13: 9781107171121 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 274 str.

Natalia Roudakova

Opis

The story of the spectacular unravelling of journalism as a profession in Russia in the last thirty years.

Recenzje

'Changes in Russia's press are vital to understanding the global media climate of today. … the book offers a thoughtful and useful discussion of how truth can slowly be erased from public discourse. Highly Recommended.' J. R. Clardie, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Ethics and politics in Soviet journalism; 2. Journalism and capitalism: the first encounter; 3. From the fourth estate to the second oldest profession; 4. The spiral of cynicism in the 2000s; 5. Trying a life without irony in the early 2010s; Conclusion; Bibliography.