<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Journalistic education in India in the context of booming media sector is a relatively new topic of scientific interest in the Russian Federation. The object of scientific research is vast: it includes a numerous list of problems and specific circumstances of the Indian national level concerning the freedom of journalism as a social institution and consists of fragmentary issues such as the rights of journalists, peculiar properties of journalistic trainings in India and their practical realization. It should be mentioned that journalistic education in India is a peculiar system with its specific structure, concrete goals and traditional objectives.The article is devoted to the analysis of the Indian national system of journalists training and its role in the social and partly “ political environment of the country. As the topic is rather complicated, the author researches different aspects of journalistic education in India: the process of forming the professional ethics, working on the qualification upgrade, communication with the audience and other media workers. After the conducted research the author concludes that despite the improving economic policy of the country and growing role of social responsibility, the Indian journalists are in their mass still poorly qualified on the one hand and the editorial policy doesn’t objectively reflect the kaleidoscopically changing economic and social conjuncture of the country” on the other hand.</p></abstract>

Journalistic education in India in the context of booming media sector is a relatively new topic of scientific interest in the Russian Federation. The object of scientific research is vast: it includes a numerous list of problems and specific circumstances of the Indian national level concerning the freedom of journalism as a social institution and consists of fragmentary issues such as the rights of journalists, peculiar properties of journalistic trainings in India and their practical realization. It should be mentioned that journalistic education in India is a peculiar system with its specific structure, concrete goals and traditional objectives.The article is devoted to the analysis of the Indian national system of journalists training and its role in the social and partly “ political environment of the country. As the topic is rather complicated, the author researches different aspects of journalistic education in India: the process of forming the professional ethics, working on the qualification upgrade, communication with the audience and other media workers. After the conducted research the author concludes that despite the improving economic policy of the country and growing role of social responsibility, the Indian journalists are in their mass still poorly qualified on the one hand and the editorial policy doesn’t objectively reflect the kaleidoscopically changing economic and social conjuncture of the country” on the other hand.

The status of journalism and journalist education in india

Department of Theory and History of Journalism

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Geopolitical, Social Security and Freedom Journal

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Journalistic education in India in the context of booming media sector is a relatively new topic of scientific interest in the Russian Federation. The object...

The status of journalism and journalist education in india

Data publikacji: 26 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 101 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gssfj-2019-0019

Słowa kluczowe
India, journalistic education, Indian media, freedom of Mass Media, the rights of journalists, professional ethics, journalistic responsibility, journalist qualifications

© 2019 Matvienko Valentin Viktorovich, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The status of journalism and journalist education in india

Data publikacji: 26 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 101 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gssfj-2019-0019

Słowa kluczoweIndia, journalistic education, Indian media, freedom of Mass Media, the rights of journalists, professional ethics, journalistic responsibility, journalist qualifications

© 2019 Matvienko Valentin Viktorovich, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
India, journalistic education, Indian media, freedom of Mass Media, the rights of journalists, professional ethics, journalistic responsibility, journalist qualifications