Today, the academic and educational world is facing a change in the roles and functions journalists traditionally perform in the society and in media companies. Deep mediatization, the development of platformed media environment, the growth of alternative news media, the increasing impact of generative artificial intelligence and algorithms upon news production and dissemination influence those roles and bring up the question of how journalism should be taught in a rapidly changing reality.
On June 9, as part of the project of the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University "Children's Media Mondays at VDNKh," a lecture by Research Fellow Daryana Babyna was held. The audience learned how Soviet and Russian animation reflect the cultural codes and traditions of our country.
On June 6, the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University hosted its traditional Alumni Meeting Day. This year, the official ceremony took place in Auditorium 232.
The lecture hall at VDNKh hosted the first lecture of the season of "Children's Media Mondays" by the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University—"Not Game Development, but the Game Industry: How Russian Games Are Winning Over Their Audiences Again." It was delivered by Daniil Lapin, PhD in Philology and Senior Lecturer at the Faculty. He explained how the domestic game industry was formed and why projects by Russian studios are gaining increasing attention.
On June 2, a new season of the educational project of the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University “Media Mondays at VDNKh” started. Traditionally, the opening lecture in the “Worker and Kolkhoz Woman” pavilion was given by the Dean, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Professor Elena Vartanova. Together with the audience, the lecturer analyzed the concept and nature of national cultural codes, their role in the formation of the country's media sovereignty and the identity of Russians.
On April 29, The Third International Forum of Journalists from Russia and Africa was held at the Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University, marking a significant celebration – the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War – and dedicated to the defenders of the Fatherland.
On April 23-26, the Higher School of Journalism and Mass Communications, St. Petersburg State University hosted the international scientific forum “Media in the Modern World. St. Petersburg Readings”. The Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University is a traditional partner of the event, which this year held a panel discussion “Cultural Codes of the Eurasian Media Space: from the Past to the Future”.
At the Scientific Professorial Forum held on April 16 at the Russian Academy of Education, the winning textbook in the Philological Sciences category was announced. It was the textbook "Journalism" edited by the Dean of the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education Professor Elena Vartanova. The book united several domestic scientific schools of journalism and reflected the best pedagogical and academic traditions.
The two esteemed institutions signed an agreement for scholarly and educational cooperation, which is intended to ensure an effective exchange of academic and scientific experience, to establish new forms of interaction between the researchers of the Faculty of Journalism and the College of Communication and to promote joint scholarly projects. Representatives of both parties emphasized that partnership between Russia and the UAE can bring admirable results and make a significant contribution to the development of global research in the field of journalism and media communications.
On April 3, as part of the celebration of the 270th anniversary of Lomonosov Moscow State University, an exhibition dedicated to the Main Building on Lenin Hills opened in the courtyard of the Faculty of Journalism. Its construction marked the beginning of a new milestone in the history of the University. The exhibition tells about the features of the building, as well as its interior and exterior decoration.