Changes of Editor Profession at the Central Russian Dailies

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Andrei V. Vyrkovsky

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: a.v.vyrkovsky@gmail.com

Section: Sociology of Journalism

The article presents the results of study of editors-in chief at Russian dailies. In particular the social, demographic characteristics and careers have been investigated. The author concludes that the group of editors-in chief has been significantly transformed in the last years. The professionalization of editor’s-in-chief work at dailies on the basis of journalistic competencies is evident. The “universalization” of professional competencies is not the trend for now.

Keywords: editors-in-chief, daily, professionalization, careers, professional turnover, transformations, management
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