Author: Aleksandr A. Yefanov
Communicology. 2018. Vol.6. No.1
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Yefanov, Cand. Sc. (Soc.), Associate Professor of the department of public relations and journalism of Orenburg State University. Address: 460018, Orenburg, Pobedy Av., 13. E-mail: yefanoff_91@mail.ru.
Abstract. The author substantiates the phenomenon of pseudo-news as a discrete version of the news. It is determined that, being formally (structured) constructed as a news message (similar composition, stylistics, basic elements, dialectical answer to the triad of questions: ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘when’), the pseudo-news report is contentiously contrary to the main signs of news (objectivity, reliability, reflection of current reality). The author suggests the typology for differentiation of pseudo-news phenomenon into fake and post-truth. If the fake can be the result of the unintentional actions of media controllers (the pursuit of sensation, the low level of professionalism, manifested in the lack of skills in verifying the factual data), then post-truth is the result of planned techniques, the ultimate goal of which is the conscious disinformation of the audience. It is concluded, that the systemic design of pseudo-news phenomenon ultimately leads to deprofessionalization, malpractice of media and deinstitutionalization of journalism, reinforcing the ‘crisis of confidence’ in the media.
Keywords: news, pseudo-news, fake, post-truth, media, television, Internet
Text: PDF
For citation: Yefanov A.A. Fakes on Television and Internet: typology, practices, social effects. Communicology (Russia). 2018. Vol. 6. No.1. P. 156-165. DOI 10.21453/2311-3065-2018-6-1-156-165.
References
Yefanov A.A. (2018). ‘Crisis of Trust’ to Television. Journalism in 2017: Creativity, Profession, Industry. Collection of Materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference. Moscow: MediaMir; Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University (In Rus.).
Yefanov A.A. (2017). Evolution of Strategies for Representing the Political Image of Donald Trump on Russian Television. Proceedings of Higher Educational Institutions. Sociology. Economy. Policy. No. 3 (In Rus.).
Issers O.S. (2014). Mediafairs: between Truth and Fiction. Communicative Research. No. 2 (In Rus.).
Ilchenko S.N. (2016). Fake in the Practice of Electronic Media: the Criteria of Reliability. Mediascope. No. 4 (In Rus.).
McLuhan G.M. (2003). Understanding Media: External Expansion of a Person / Transl. by V. Nikolayev; ed. by M. Vavilov. Moscow: Canon-press, Kuchkovo pole (In Rus.).
Paliy O.L. (2016). ‘Post-truth’: the History of the Word of the Year (2016) according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Security, Personality, Society: Social and Legal Aspects. Collection of Articles on the Materials of the All-Russian Round Table. St. Petersburg: Publishing House Petropolis (In Rus.).
Ruzhentseva N.B. (2004). Discrediting Tactics and Techniques in Russian Political Discourse: Monograph. Ekaterinburg: Publishing House of Ural State Pedagogical University (In Rus.).
Chugrov S.V. (2017). Post-truth: the Transformation of Political Reality or the Self-destruction of Liberal Democracy? Polis (Political Studies). No. 2. (In Rus.).
Blokhin I.N., Ilchenko S.N. (2015). Fake as a Format of Modern Journalism: the Information Reliability Problem. Indian Journal of Science and Technology. Vol. 8.
Flood A. (2017). “Post-truth” Named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/15/post-truth-named-word-of-the-year-by-oxforddictionaries (date of the application: 22.01.2018).
Pocheptsov G. The Origins of Fake and Alternative Facts Can Help Us Understand the Concept of Post-Truth. Russian Journal of Communication. 2017. Vol. 9. No. 2.
Communicology. 2018. Vol.6. No.1
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Yefanov, Cand. Sc. (Soc.), Associate Professor of the department of public relations and journalism of Orenburg State University. Address: 460018, Orenburg, Pobedy Av., 13. E-mail: yefanoff_91@mail.ru.
Abstract. The author substantiates the phenomenon of pseudo-news as a discrete version of the news. It is determined that, being formally (structured) constructed as a news message (similar composition, stylistics, basic elements, dialectical answer to the triad of questions: ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘when’), the pseudo-news report is contentiously contrary to the main signs of news (objectivity, reliability, reflection of current reality). The author suggests the typology for differentiation of pseudo-news phenomenon into fake and post-truth. If the fake can be the result of the unintentional actions of media controllers (the pursuit of sensation, the low level of professionalism, manifested in the lack of skills in verifying the factual data), then post-truth is the result of planned techniques, the ultimate goal of which is the conscious disinformation of the audience. It is concluded, that the systemic design of pseudo-news phenomenon ultimately leads to deprofessionalization, malpractice of media and deinstitutionalization of journalism, reinforcing the ‘crisis of confidence’ in the media.
Keywords: news, pseudo-news, fake, post-truth, media, television, Internet
Text: PDF
For citation: Yefanov A.A. Fakes on Television and Internet: typology, practices, social effects. Communicology (Russia). 2018. Vol. 6. No.1. P. 156-165. DOI 10.21453/2311-3065-2018-6-1-156-165.
References
Yefanov A.A. (2018). ‘Crisis of Trust’ to Television. Journalism in 2017: Creativity, Profession, Industry. Collection of Materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference. Moscow: MediaMir; Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University (In Rus.).
Yefanov A.A. (2017). Evolution of Strategies for Representing the Political Image of Donald Trump on Russian Television. Proceedings of Higher Educational Institutions. Sociology. Economy. Policy. No. 3 (In Rus.).
Issers O.S. (2014). Mediafairs: between Truth and Fiction. Communicative Research. No. 2 (In Rus.).
Ilchenko S.N. (2016). Fake in the Practice of Electronic Media: the Criteria of Reliability. Mediascope. No. 4 (In Rus.).
McLuhan G.M. (2003). Understanding Media: External Expansion of a Person / Transl. by V. Nikolayev; ed. by M. Vavilov. Moscow: Canon-press, Kuchkovo pole (In Rus.).
Paliy O.L. (2016). ‘Post-truth’: the History of the Word of the Year (2016) according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Security, Personality, Society: Social and Legal Aspects. Collection of Articles on the Materials of the All-Russian Round Table. St. Petersburg: Publishing House Petropolis (In Rus.).
Ruzhentseva N.B. (2004). Discrediting Tactics and Techniques in Russian Political Discourse: Monograph. Ekaterinburg: Publishing House of Ural State Pedagogical University (In Rus.).
Chugrov S.V. (2017). Post-truth: the Transformation of Political Reality or the Self-destruction of Liberal Democracy? Polis (Political Studies). No. 2. (In Rus.).
Blokhin I.N., Ilchenko S.N. (2015). Fake as a Format of Modern Journalism: the Information Reliability Problem. Indian Journal of Science and Technology. Vol. 8.
Flood A. (2017). “Post-truth” Named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/15/post-truth-named-word-of-the-year-by-oxforddictionaries (date of the application: 22.01.2018).
Pocheptsov G. The Origins of Fake and Alternative Facts Can Help Us Understand the Concept of Post-Truth. Russian Journal of Communication. 2017. Vol. 9. No. 2.
