Journalist Irina Petrovskaya constantly acts as an ordinary television viewer, defends the right to acquire complete and impartial information. In publications, the television critic reveals new ideological trends in the broadcasting of central television channels.
Creative way
Irina graduated from Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov in 1982, specializing in TV. In 85, she appeared as a television critic in the journalist. In the years 91-92, she worked in Ogonyok, where she specialized in reviews and short reviews of television programs. In 92-95 - a columnist for TV "Independent newspaper", where there was a separate thematic strip "Television". The newspaper allocated space for the column heading, which began to lead Irina Petrovskaya.
The biography of popularity for the analyst came while working in Izvestia, where she lingered for fifteen years. The invariable column “Television Week with I. Petrovskaya” was demonstrated at a separate page spread. Irina Evgenievna - winner of the main award of Russian journalists. Sources analyzed weekly material from 2003 to 2010. The result is this: 297 articles contain a review of past broadcasting. The analysis showed: the number of texts with a negative rating was 85%, positive - 15%.
The method made it possible to single out the terms of the author’s conclusions of a particular television program, determine the veracity of criticism in the discussion, and recognize the uniqueness of the author’s publications.
Style features
What attracts the analyst, why do journalists remember Irina Petrovskaya? The main thing that is noted is the relevance and coverage of the difficulties of today's state broadcasting. The main question addressed by the journalist is whether the creators of the programs and creative groups have a moral obligation to the audience and society for the creative product.
Irina Petrovskaya constantly carries out a mini-examination to compare television plots and life. The life that is shown on TV is a little like everyday life. Hence the conclusion: the invented television visibility is imposed on the audience, which is more understandable and attractive than everyday life, Irina Petrovskaya explains. The photo captured a master class at the school of economics.
In the articles, the journalist tries to convey to the audience the idea that the viewer is intentionally distracted, and the real problems remain unresolved. Manipulation of consciousness is used as a tool for influencing people for obvious purposes. The critic explains to whom and why such a method is advantageous for fooling the masses, what goals are pursued.
The second secret of Petrovskaya’s journalistic style is that she is not limited to evaluating TV projects and tries to correlate each of them with the trend of television. The analyst highlights the main direction of the further development of the central channels as a platform for entertainment, scenes of violence and cruelty in paintings, and the demonstration of dubious documentaries about famous personalities as a priority.
Clear citizenship
Petrovskaya argues that providing the political direction of the President of Russia with federal television channels is a fundamental direction. Company directors do the impossible so that there is not even a hint of condemnation of government policies. Irina Petrovskaya is sure of this. The journalist points out in publications about unfavorable trends with a hint of political subtext. This indicates that the journalist has a clearly defined civic position, courage and courage. Not everyone will be able to declare the problems of society today.
Irina Petrovskaya, speaking of television, in the introductory paragraph focuses on the events of the past week. The theme, which was indicated at the beginning, determines the main direction.
The study of the analyst’s publications represents the situation of the current Russian television, identifies the problems: the ethics of journalists and television authors, the superiority of the entertaining message model that was received on the country's TV channels. The critic is trying not to miss the television premieres that advertise, research the content, and think about the effect that the television show will have on society.
