On Professional Values Under a State of War

Exile Journalists From Ukraine in Russia

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ID22201693
AuthorsPavel V Volkov (0009-0003-4772-2449, National Research University Higher School of Economics), Olga Baysha (0000-0001-9135-9665, National Research University Higher School of Economics)
Year2024
Volume8
Issue3
Pages651-664
Publication date2024-10-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChanging Societies and Personalities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2587-6104 • E-ISSN: 2587-8964
PublisherUral Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.15826/csp.2024.8.3.293
OpenAlexW4403659044
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

This paper discusses the case of exile journalists from Ukraine who moved to Russia between 2014 and 2022. What, in terms of journalistic norms, was unacceptable to them in the Ukrainian journalistic field? What did they find problematic in this respect in Russia? These were the basic questions driving the research, in the course of which 15 exile journalists were interviewed; their answers were analysed using Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis. The findings presented in the paper show that, despite all the difficulties of their personal situations, exile journalist still consider professional values such as independence and truth-telling to be important, continuing to use these normative yardsticks to measure the quality of the journalistic condition. The biggest concern that most of the informants shared was that journalists in both Russia and Ukraine used the language of hatred and discrimination toward political and cultural others, that is so-called antagonistic discourse that only contribute to the spiralling of violence and can never help in reaching peace. These findings allow the suggestion that by occupying a unique position from which to witness the contingency of hegemonic orders exile journalists advocating for peace may re-affirm the values of human dignity and peaceful coexistence, two basic principles of the journalistic profession, as identified by UNESCO

Political science · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Nuclear Issues and Defense

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