Faculty of Journalism received VKontakte award

02.04.2021

pdR3FihkLsg (1).jpgMSU Faculty of Journalism received special Vkontakte award for active cooperation with the platform and Vkontakte team. Vkontakte is a popular social network available in multiple languages, considered to be the most widely-used social media in Russia and other post-soviet countries.

Reflecting demands of information society, the Faculty of Journalism actively promotes digital media literacy and strives to establish cooperation with digital platforms. In 2019 Lomonosov Moscow State University became the first academic institution to host Vkontakte creative workshop. Coordinated by Vkontakte team, the workshop initiated the students into the specifics of digital media industry.

Participants were provided with a solid theoretical framework for understanding the intricacies of social media management and applied the newly-acquired knowledge while developing their own digital media projects. Guided by the prominent journalists and media managers, the students developed creative concepts and explored tools to create and successfully promote the content.