Mediakillerism as a Gnostic Discoursive Practice

Abstract

An attempt is made to find points of contact between outwardly such dissimilar discursive practices as: gnosticism, journalism, and media. The author argues that the line of contact between them runs in the semantic space of the phenomenon of mediakillerism, which has gained popularity in Russia in recent decades. The article is devoted to a detailed analysis of the creativity of the most odious domestic mediakiller-gnostics - Vladimir Pozner, Alexander Nevzorov and Sergey Dorenko.

Keywords

• media
• mediakillerism
• journalism
• gnosticism
• gnostifikation of media.