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Andrej Tušer
Pan-European University
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Zora Hudíková
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
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Keywords:
journalism, journalistic genres, media independence, methods of media production, the press, regional and local periodicals
Abstract
The interview presents Professor Andrej Tušer’s opinions on various topics related to journalistic genres and issues modern journalism has to face, with emphasis on the press. Particular attention is paid to addressing the opportunities for independent journalism and the freedom of expression in the current socio-political situation, as well as to the impact of journalism on politicians and their behaviour. His perspectives on the rapidly changing conditions within journalism, contemporary methods of media production, competences of journalists in the age of multi-platform journalism and the development of the Internet and online journalism are also included. Professor Tušer’s practical experience and theoretical expertise are reflected in a range of concepts concerning theoretical issues of journalistic production – including the meaning of genres in contemporary journalism and the position of regional and local print media. The given responses function as thorough, important and critical reflections of this patriarch of Slovak print journalism and journalism theory on the development and the current state of discursive journalism issues in connection with dynamic socio-political and technological transformations.
Author Biographies
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Andrej Tušer, Pan-European University
Andrej Tušer’s theoretical studies are based on vast editorial experience (Pravda, Večerník, Železničiar), managerial skills within the management of editorial staffs and editing activities (e.g. Otázky žurnalistiky, Slovak Trade Forum and other), as well as scientific and research activities at the Institute of Journalism Studies at the Centre for Information on Literature. His scientific interests are focused on the methods of media production, the system and typology of media, the study of journalistic genres and history of journalism. Professor Tušer pays special attention to regional and local periodicals. He has also given lectures on journalism theory and practice at the university level, has been an active participant in the development of a separate academic field of theory and history of journalism. He is the co-founder of the national competition O Štúrovo pero in Slovakia. Andrej Tušer has written numerous scientific studies, many news stories and Public Relations texts; he is the author or co-author of nine monographs, four university textbooks and twelve specialised manuals, for example Ako sa robia noviny, Malá encyklopédia žurnalistiky, Typológia periodickej tlače, Praktikum mediálnej tvorby, Titulok – vizuálne avízo. He has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Mercurius Veridicus ex Slovakia award for journalism (2010).
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Zora Hudíková, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
Zora Hudíková is a trained psychologist and a university lecturer. Her graduation thesis was focused on the sphere of journalism theory; later she habilitated in the field of mass media studies. She has trained editors and moderators employed by the Slovak public television broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia for many years, especially in the areas of production and presentation of media content. She has also created a concept for training creative specialists and a system for assessing the quality of media professionals’ performance. The interviewer has written, directed and collaborated on numerous programmes on radio and television. She is the author and co-author of several monographs (e.g. Hodnota tvorcu), university textbooks (Praktikum mediálnej tvorby, Praktikum sociálnej komunikácie, Mediálne kompetencie: Televízia), scientific and professional studies and journal articles, both at home and abroad. Her main areas of expertise include media psychology, the study of personalities of the creator and the recipient, the perception and effects of media content, creativity and the management of creative teams, radio journalism and socio-cultural aspects of the market environment.
How to Cite
Tušer, A., & Hudíková, Z. (2018). Journalism Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Interview with Andrej Tušer.
Communication Today,
9(1), 140-149.
https://doi.org/10.0000/pkdnq606
