Academic Scientific JournalsRussian news journalism: neglect of standards and common sense
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26881/jpgs.2022.4.03Keywords:
news journalism, professional standards of unbiased event coverage, information agencies principles, fake news, news standards violationAbstract
The rules of news presentation are independent of time and space. It is about using professional news journalism methods in order to reflect reality, despite the shortage of time and finances. Messages are formulated according to professional standards of unbiased event coverage. This means that journalists must present the events as impartially as possible. Own assessments are inadmissible; the presentation must be based on facts.
The Russian Information Agency (RIA Novosti), which is part of the International Information Agency (MIA Rossiya Segodnya) violates news standards as well as principles of news agencies and cannot be a true and reliable information source.
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