Keywords
press studies
evolution of media types
periodization of press history
stereotypes in the press
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Abstract
Introduction. The system of British press is one of the oldest national press systems, demonstrating both stability and development. These features together with susceptibility to global mass communication trends, induced media researchers in Ukraine to pay particular attention to processes influencing simultaneously the Ukrainian journalism as an integral part of the global information space. The aim of the article is to identify the current trends of British press studies conducted by Ukrainian researchers since Ukraine gained independence in 1991 pointing the principal objects of their interest and characterizing themes and perspectives of their studies. Methodology. The empirical methods, methods of theoretical cognition, methods of analysis, synthesis and systematization as well as historical and structural, comparative and problem-chronological methods were applied to conduct the research. Results. The study revealed the most important Ukrainian centers of foreign media studies, especially on the British press. They are The Institute of Journalism at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, faculties of journalism at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Zaporizhzhia National University, Sumy State University, Uzhhorod National University, etc. The study is based on the works of these centers’ representatives. To generalize certain tendencies in the press development, the detailed, thorough examination of different periodicals is needed, especially the ways of their functioning as a part of the entire system. The national newspapers and magazines are regarded to be the most significant for the analysis and this was the reason of increasing number of such studies among Ukrainian researchers, paying specific attention to «The Times», «The Guardian», «The Independent», «The Financial Times», «The Daily Telegraph» and others. Having analyzed the problems and themes of the papers published by Ukrainian scholars, the author highlighted the following research directions: the structure of British press and journalism, types of British press, features of functioning and development of periodicals highly contributed to political, public and cultural life of Great Britain, the heritage of prominent journalists, the history of British press and journalism, stereotypes in British media. Conclusions. Thematic boundaries of studies have significantly expanded from general reviews to precise investigations on various aspects of British press. Multi-aspect studies have good perspectives within the field of social communication in Ukraine and contribute to a powerful theoretical and methodological platform necessary for the formation of new knowledge, will reveal new subject areas and most importantly, will allow full usage of the historically powerful media experience of this European country in the practice of Ukrainian media.
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