The Problem of Self-Identification of Student Journalists in the Digital Age

Section: Sociology of Journalism

Addressing the problems of youth is actualized by globalization processes and the improvement of technologies, as well as by forecasting the strategic development of the world community. The modern Russian state system is marked by a high level of acutely critical attitude and protest potential of the digital generation. The behavioral strategy of its representatives is increasingly predetermined by the mobilization effects of the media. At the same time, it is also characterized by the destruction of the boundaries of privacy, the difficulty for young people to articulate their feelings and emotional experiences, problems that they face and prospects that they see for themselves. Essays and interviews with representatives of creative professions have become a sociological tool for obtaining information for this article. The expert group consisted of 226 bachelor and master students studying journalism. The use of this sociological tool minimizes efforts to identify issues that are relevant to young people, this can also contribute to the adoption of effective management decisions by representatives of various social institutions. The most urgent problem for most of the respondents was the problem of choosing the goal and means of self-realization. More than a third of respondents focused on psychological problems resulting from digitalization.

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