RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism (Dec 2017)
CONCERNING THE STATUS OF JOURNALISM AND JOURNALISTIC EDUCATION IN INDIA
Abstract
The formation and development of journalistic education in India in the rapidly growing media sector of the economy is a topic that has not been adequately disclosed in the Russianscience studies. Against the backdrop of existing problems in the field of freedom of journalism as a social institution, the rights and position of journalists in this Asian country, the study of the system of training journalistic cadres is of undoubted interest. Journalistic education in India is a unique phenomenon, heterogeneous in its structure, goals and objectives.The article examines and analyzes the key provisions of the system of professional journalism training in India, the role and place of a journalist in the country, the problems of his safety and social security. The attention is also paid to the professional ethics and qualifications of media workers.
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