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.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Natalia Roudakova, Natalia (University of California Roudakova, Roudakova Natalia
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781107171121
• ISBN: 978-1-107-17112-1
• Pagine: 274
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state