The Faculty of Journalism welcomed students with an official and informal festivities. Dean of the Faculty of Journalism Professor Elena Vartanova gave a welcoming speech, and congratulated them on the start of their academic journey, as well as introduced course instructors and supervisors, who also greeted the students. The next day The Faculty of Journalism held a celebratory event for the lecturers to mark Teacher’s Day, and started lectures for students.
The second issue in 2022 features an introduction and 8 timely articles on the pandemic-related challenges to media sustainability, national and regional peculiarities of the COVID-19 influence, and new opportunities for viable media operation amid the global crises.
The Faculty of Journalism, MSU invites you to participate in the ‘Media and Journalism in the Modern Digital Environment: the Experience of Russia and Africa’ session, organized by the Faculty within the framework of the First International Humanities Forum ‘Russian Culture in the Modern World’. The event will take place on October 20, 2022 in a hybrid format.
Abstracts (between 300 and 500 words) in .doc or .docx in English or Russian, including author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s) should be sent to moscow.readings@mail.ru before 1 October 2022.
Video session by IAMCR Digital Divide Working Group included three timely talks by Madhumita Das (Indira Gandhi National Open University), Dr. Anna Gladkova (Lomonosov Moscow State University), and Dr. Panayiota Tsatsou (University of Leicester). The presentations were followed by a vivid discussion moderated by Dr. Massimo Ragnedda and Dr. Anna Gladkova.
Published on June 8, new RAEX-100 ranked Lomonosov Moscow State University the best higher educational institution in Russia. RAEX rankings are published for 10 years, serving as a reliable indicator of the best academic institutions in Russia.
New seminar was themed around the use of new digital technologies in journalism. Dr. Anna Krasavina (South Ural State University) shared her insights into the VR storytelling, while Dr. Daria Vyugina (Lomonosov Moscow State University) theorized modern media spaces.
The event included a welcoming lecture, a short documentary about Lomonosov MSU, an info session on the specifics of admission and presentations by the faculties. The Faculty of Journalism introduced its recently launched programs, including an international English-language program.
Lomonosov MSU has risen up to the 70th place in the general top and was ranked 29 by the quality of education according to RUR World University Rankings. MSU Rector, Academician Victor Sadovnichiy noted that the outstanding results reflect the sustainable growth of Russian education and spoke on the development program of the university.
New seminar featured talks on different aspects of digital journalism. Professor Svetlana Bodrunova (Saint Petersburg State University) reflected on the journalistic standards in Russian digital journalism, while Dr. Anna Gladkova (Lomonosov Moscow State University) studied digital journalism in the context of Russian education and academia. The seminar was moderated by Dr. Olga Smirnova.