Psychological aspects of the content strategies of the Russian media

• Main Author: Frolova T. I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University 2013-01-01
• Series: Psychology in Russia: State of Art
• Subjects: anthropocentric scientific paradigm; current media processes; humanitarian media agenda; content strategies; lack of communicative competence; information security
• Online Access: http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/pdf/2013/frolova.pdf

This article looks at the content strategies of the Russian media and discusses whether they conform to humanitarian values. The content strategies that prevailed in different eras and the social and psychological effects that they engendered are compared. Special attention is paid to conflicts of values and other negative consequences of the communicative incompetence of the media in Russia; this lack of competence poses a threat to the information security of society.