Information in the context of modern radio journalism: basic meanings of the term

Authors

  • Anna L. Lebedeva Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

information, broadcasting, information function, news, infotainment, audience, radio station, content

Abstract

The definition of information is investigated both in general context and in relation to journalism. The concept of «information» is considered from the point of view of various scientific theories, the authors of which are, including authoritative foreign sociologists and philosophers. Emphasis is placed on such concepts as news and infotainment. The main sociocultural functions of the infotainment are considered, as well as the main criteria characterizing the notion «news information».

Author Biography

  • Anna L. Lebedeva, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    senior lecturer at the department of TV and radio broadcasting, faculty of journalism

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Published

2019-05-16

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No. 1 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism and Pedagogics

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Theory of Journalism

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Lebedeva, A.L. 2019. Information in the context of modern radio journalism: basic meanings of the term. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 1 (May 2019), 17–22.