Mediatization of Religious Values and a Driver of a Formation of Dialog Culture in Russian Journalism

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Viktor M. Khroul

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Sociology of Mass Communications, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

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Section: Modern Journalism: Subjects and Issues

Author analyses logic and functional aspects of the «pluralism — dialogue — consensus» dynamic system in the public sphere and the role of journalists in the promotion of public debate. The paper is focused on the mediatization of religious values and the role of journalists in the process. The journalists’ ignorance of the re­ligious initiative to discuss basic national values indicates the dysfunction in dia­logue management in Russia and corruption of local journalistic culture.

Keywords: journalistic culture, pluralism, consensus, dialogue, religion