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

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

List of contents

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.

About the author

Natalia Roudakova is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. Educated in both the Soviet Union and the United States, she draws on her linguistic, political and social knowledge of the region. Her work combines cultural anthropology, political communication, political theory, moral philosophy, and the study of Russian history and contemporary society and culture.

Summary

How does a country get to a point where factual accuracy in journalism becomes superfluous? In the context of the US presidential election, where a disregard for facts featured in the presidential campaign, this book examines contemporary Russia to describe the complex cultural process that can lead to this situation.

Product details

• Authors: Natalia Roudakova, Natalia (University of California Roudakova, Roudakova Natalia
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781316629772
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62977-2
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state