Vol. 13 No. 76 (2024)
Articles

Journalism in times of war: challenges and opportunities in the digital age

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  • Gaiana Iuksel,
  • Anzhelika Dosenko,
  • Oleksii Sytnyk,
  • Liudmyla Yuldasheva,
  • Vitalii Zakharov
Gaiana Iuksel
V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Ukraine.
Author Biography

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Journalism, Educational & Scientific Institute of Philology and Journalism, V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Ukraine.

Anzhelika Dosenko
V. I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Ukraine.
Author Biography

PhD in Social Communications, Associate Professor, the Head of Department of Journalism, Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology and Journalism, V. I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Ukraine.

Oleksii Sytnyk
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Author Biography

PhD in Social Communications, Associate Professor, Department of Publishing and Editing, Educational and Scientific Institute of Journalism, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Liudmyla Yuldasheva
V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Ukraine.
Author Biography

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Slavic, Roman and German Philology, Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology and Journalism, V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Ukraine.

Vitalii Zakharov
Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Ukraine.
Author Biography

PhD in Philology, Senior Lecturer, Department of Television Journalism, Faculty of Cinema and Television, Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Ukraine.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.76.04.29

Published 2024-04-30

Keywords

  • ethics of conflict portrayal, media literariness, influence of social media, conflict-sensitive journalism, emotional intelligence.

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Iuksel, G., Dosenko, A., Sytnyk, O., Yuldasheva, L., & Zakharov, V. (2024). Journalism in times of war: challenges and opportunities in the digital age. Amazonia Investiga, 13(76), 356–364. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.76.04.29

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Abstract

The current conditions of journalistic activity demonstrate the importance of the ability to work properly in times of conflict and instability. The peculiarities of such work determined the purpose of the article - to study the problems of conflict-sensitive journalism as one of the trends of our time. This goal was achieved through the use of scientific methods. First of all, we are talking about the method of content analysis of professional scientific literature, the use of methods of generalisation and systematisation.

The results of the study show that for objective coverage of events, it is recommended to use the idea of a ‘just’ war, to carefully assess the opinions and views of different segments of the population regarding the war, not to be in the position of propagandists, to focus on the coverage of the process, to demonstrate the interests and concerns of the warring parties, avoiding the understanding of war as a concept of struggle for the same ideas. As shown in the article, it is important to avoid ‘hate speech’, which is the basis for the development of discriminatory policies. The conclusions note that journalistic work should not be understood as entertainment or selfish practice.

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