Objective information in media: is it reachable?

Author(s):  A.A. Tertychny, Dr., Prof., Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, tertaa@yandex.ru

Issue:  Volume 37, №1

Rubric:  Journalism and public relations

Annotation:  In this article, we analyze the possibilities of an objective representation of reality in the media. The mechanisms of information transmission in the media space have been studied in detail, problems have been identified that prevent the objective reproduction and reflection of information in the media plane. The methods of information verification in media texts are analyzed in detail, their typology is given. Each type is illustrated by examples from media texts published in Russia and abroad. Particular attention in our work deserve such categories as facts and factoids. The article gives a typology of facts that are typical for coverage in journalistic texts. It is stated that it is impossible to create a "journalism formula" that automatically ensures the objectivity of published information

Keywords:  media, journalism, the objectivity of the information, reliability of information, principles of journalism, journalism of facts

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