World of Media-2024. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies. Issue №3.

The issue was published in 2024 by the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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Dugin, E. (2024). A “communicative turn” in the theoretical and methodological substantiation of the media system and journalism. World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 3, pp. 5-19. DOI: 10.30547/worldofmedia.3.2024.1

The article is devoted to the analysis of the “communicative turn” in media systems theory which, based on the continuity of the theoretical and methodological foundations formed by the “linguistic turn” and “discursive model”, presents new opportunities for research of the media communication industry and for its practical activity. The article reveals that the “linguistic turn”, prioritizing language as a key means of communication, had a significant impact on the development of theoretical and methodological justifications of communicative action. The author examines the features of journalist’s activity in the context of multimedia and formation of new media communication models in interaction with digital transformations of the industry.

Key words: “Сommunicative turn”, “linguistic turn”, “discursive model”, new models of media communication, digital transformations

Received: 15.03.24

Accepted: 20.08.24

ARTICLES

Dunas, D., Babyna, D., Boyko, O., Filatkina, G., Gladkova, A., Gureeva, A., Salikhova, E., Tolokonnikova, A., Vartanov, S., & Vyugina, D. (2024). Social media discourse among youth in Russia: Between Western hegemonic ambitions and struggle for traditional values. World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 3, pp. 21-35. DOI: 10.30547/worldofmedia.3.2024.2

Due to the development of digital media and communication technologies, media culture has penetrated deeply into the daily practices of people around the world. However, regardless of globalization and other megatrends of our time, national values and priorities remain significant in the media space of each state. The purpose of this study was to analyze the publications of the most popular online communities among young people on the Russian social networking platforms Telegram and VK. In total, 1,134 publications posted in 2022 were studied. That was the period after the special military operation in Ukraine started, and in the midst of the Western countries’ economic sanctions imposition. The research method was content analysis and discourse analysis, which involved studying the content of the presented metanarratives, as well as their interpretation. Analyzing youth digital media culture, we can note its strong ideological overtones, reflecting the ideas, views and values that are enshrined in official documents and the public consciousness of Russians. Metanarratives serve the state strategic mission of the youth patriotic education.

Key words: Metanarrative, discourse, ideology, hegemony, Russia

Received: 05.06.24

Accepted: 11.09.24

Suhandano, S., Firmonasari, A., & Isti’anah, A. (2024). Infrastructure discourse in Indonesian media: An ecolinguistic perspective. World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 3, pp. 36-59. DOI: 10.30547/worldofmedia.3.2024.3

Infrastructure development marks a country’s progress and growth. However, there are concerns regarding the potential environmental threats posed by extensive infrastructure development, including issues such as biodiversity loss, reduction in food supply, and ecosystem imbalances. Specifically, by taking the example of Jogja-Solo toll roads (JSTR) in Indonesian mass media, this article addresses exclusion and inclusion strategies of environmental impacts in an infrastructure discourse. Using AntConc 4.2.0, we examined the 410 news media articles, collected from December 2019 to June 2023, and investigated the representation of social actors based on van Leeuwen’s socio-semantics framework. The analysis showed that Indonesian mass media constructed the institutionalisation of infrastructure discourse through inclusion and nomination strategies identified from proper names and their position titles in the company. The JSTR project is also narrated as a national strategic agenda to benefit the country’s economic growth by categorising the government and construction companies into one group. On the other hand, the exclusion of environmental impacts in the JSTR is identified from the categorisation strategies shown by the lexemes ‘land’ and ‘resident’ and their juxtaposition with collocates of ‘monetary compensation’. This paper concludes that the repetition and rewording of particular lexico-grammatical choices and social actors are used by news media to construct infrastructure discourse merely from the anthropocentric interest.

Key words: Ecolinguistics, discourse construction, exclusion, inclusion, infrastructure, mass media, social actor

Received: 08.10.23

Accepted: 18.01.24

Taha, S., Alqawasmi, A., Almahdawi, A., Abusini, B. S., & Bouzenoun, A. (2024). Investigating YouTube as a learning tool in higher education: Perceptions of pre-service teachers. World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 3, pp. 60-84. DOI: 10.30547/worldofmedia.3.2024.4

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of using YouTube as an educational tool on pre-service educators in the United Arab Emirates and further delve into various factors that might influence this impact. The methodology employed is an analytical descriptive framework, gathering data via a comprehensive 36-item questionnaire distributed to a diverse group of 486 male and female student participants. The insights gleaned from this research highlight the critical necessity of integrating YouTube into the educational process, with the cumulative mean score of responses to the scale items reaching 3.86, which translates to a proportion of 77.2%. In a compelling finding, the investigation unveiled no discernible statistical variances in the mean scores of students’ uses of YouTube in relation to their field of academic study or the quality of their Internet connectivity. However, the study identified meaningful discrepancies predicated on the respondents’ command of the English language or their aptitude for computer proficiency. From an overarching perspective, the research indicated that students from various academic fields exploit YouTube as an instructional resource, regardless of whether they specialize in the sciences or the arts. Consequently, the research advocates for the widespread adoption of YouTube as an instrumental learning tool in tertiary education settings and other academic environments.

Key words: YouTube, higher education, learning, pre-service teachers’ perceptions

Received: 25.12.23

Accepted: 06.02.24