Formation of professional competencies of a modern journalist in the context of information and communication convergence

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Keywords:

convergence, journalism, mass communication media, information and communication technologies, educational process, heuristic training, modern journalistic technologies

Abstract

The author’s experience of developing computer disciplines for training students of the faculty of journalism of the Belarusian State University is considered. It is emphasised that in connection with the active transformation of technologies and practices for the production of multimedia content, a journalist needs the ability to effectively and efficiently use the advantages of various formats of information presentation, as well as an understanding of the peculiarities of the language of mass communication. The article substantiates the position that when training a modern specialist, it is necessary to pay attention to both content convergence and the convergence of the principles and methods of work of a journalist and a communication specialist. Examples of the active use of project-type heuristic tasks and distance learning technologies during the educational process at the faculty of journalism, which is based on the principles of Internet education of a creative type, are given.

Author Biography

  • Iryna P. Shybut, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    senior lecturer at the department of communication technologies and public relations, faculty of journalism

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Published

2022-08-26

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No. 2 (2022): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism

Section

Theory of Journalism

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Shybut, I.P. 2022. Formation of professional competencies of a modern journalist in the context of information and communication convergence. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Journalism. 2 (Aug. 2022), 4–9.