Features of journalists’ work in the conditions of information war

Abstract

Introduction. The researches don’t pay enough attention to the peculiarities of the journalist’s work in the context of information warfare against the backdrop of Russian aggression in Ukraine. It is necessary to study comprehensively this problem, taking into account the activities in particular of national and Russian media.
The topicality of this article is conditioned by the need to find out the peculiarities of the journalist’s work in the conditions of an information war against the background of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
The purpose of the study. The neccesity of considering of journalists’ specific in the conditions of information warfare.
Methodology. Monitoring, analysis, generalization of professional literature and journalistic materials placed on the Internet on the topic are used.
Results. The term «information war» has its origins, its ancient roots and is often combined with the concepts of «psychological warfare», «hybrid war», «propaganda», «language of hostility». However, it is not identical with them. Russian and Ukrainian journalists usually use the opposite mechanisms of using information warfare tools.
Conclusions. It is necessary to counteract the information war by the complex of means. Ukrainian journalists should promote citizens’ media literacy, ensure the reliability and proper quality of publications by means of fact checking methods and resources, keep the standards of journalistic ethics and quality press, talk about the activities of official diplomats and manifestations of «people’s» diplomacy, inform citizens about fake news for minimizing of destructive influence of unfair information. It is also important to use and promote world experience in combating with external information aggression.