Infotainment on Russian TV as a tool of desacralization of Soviet myths and creation of a myth about the future

This paper deals with the process of incorporation of “infotainment” in the Russian television industry. Professional journalism is analyzed as a tool for the interpretation of facts, which have contributed to erode the myths of mass consciousness, which were formed by Soviet propaganda. According t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Novikova, Anna A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/33234
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/33234
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Russian television
Infotainment
Social myths
The discourse of intellectuals
Televisión rusa
Infoentretenimiento
Mitos sociales
El discurso de los intelectuales
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Sumario:This paper deals with the process of incorporation of “infotainment” in the Russian television industry. Professional journalism is analyzed as a tool for the interpretation of facts, which have contributed to erode the myths of mass consciousness, which were formed by Soviet propaganda. According to the author, television news and other infotainment programs have affected socio-cultural processes in Russia; in particular, they have contributed to shaping the worldview of post-Soviet intellectuals, known as the “new intelligentsia”.