TY - JOUR

T1 - Theory of Journalism as an Open System

AU - Sidorov, V.A.

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - The article stands the actual ontological and epistemological preconditions of the theory of journalism. The new century in the social sciences is characterized by the convergence of the processes that contribute to the growth needs to consider the theory of journalism as an open system, permanently updating with fresh ideas and concepts. The author analyzes experts’ answers to a formalized questionnaire in the field theory of journalism: 1) What corresponds the concept of the theory of journalism as an open system to? 2) How are important the theoretical researches of foreign colleagues for media studies in Russia? 3) Does it make sense to raise the question of any influence of the Russian experts in the field theory of journalism on the scientific discourse abroad? 4) To which extent fundamental philosophical differences hinder the construction of scientific theories of journalism as an open and adversarial system? 5) Are there any new trends of analysis in Russia today? 6) What are the current areas of jo

AB - The article stands the actual ontological and epistemological preconditions of the theory of journalism. The new century in the social sciences is characterized by the convergence of the processes that contribute to the growth needs to consider the theory of journalism as an open system, permanently updating with fresh ideas and concepts. The author analyzes experts’ answers to a formalized questionnaire in the field theory of journalism: 1) What corresponds the concept of the theory of journalism as an open system to? 2) How are important the theoretical researches of foreign colleagues for media studies in Russia? 3) Does it make sense to raise the question of any influence of the Russian experts in the field theory of journalism on the scientific discourse abroad? 4) To which extent fundamental philosophical differences hinder the construction of scientific theories of journalism as an open and adversarial system? 5) Are there any new trends of analysis in Russia today? 6) What are the current areas of jo

KW - information age

KW - journalism

KW - mass media

KW - postmodernism

KW - globalization of information

KW - pluralism

KW - social nature of journalism

KW - philosophy

KW - axiology of journalism

KW - journalism of society

KW - materialistic interpretation of the media

KW - the virtual "reality."

M3 - Article

VL - 4

SP - 198

EP - 212

JO - Russian Journal of Communication

JF - Russian Journal of Communication

SN - 1940-9419

IS - 3/4

ER -