FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL TELEVISION IN THE PERIOD OF PERESTROIKA

Abstract

In the article, the researchers consider features of development of national television in the period of perestroika. The paper reveals how and in what direction journalism changed during the perestroika period; what changes occurred in the characteristics of a television journalist; what the difference between a journalist of the perestroika period and journalists who worked on television before the collapse of the USSR is; what programs appeared and how long they lasted. This topic does not lose its relevance due to the influence of the experience of journalists of that time, that have an enormous impact on the work of contemporary television journalists. The work looks upon TV channels programs that have appeared during the perestroika period. Based on the theoretical work, the researchers conduct a detailed analysis of the TV channels of that period, as well as separately analysis of some of the TV programs and their hosts. Among the analyzed programs there are capital-show “Field of Miracles”, TV-programs like “View”, “Before and after Midnight”, “Searchlight of Perestroika”, “Rush Hour”. Among the analyzed journalists the paper mentions Vladislav Listov, Alexander Lyubimov, Dmitry Zakharov, Alexander Nevzorov and Vladimir Molchanov. In general, the work studies the history of development of journalism after the beginning of changes in the political system of the country and the emergence of new streams of television programs.