Personal Factors Shaping Journalists’ Professionalism in Today’s Military Journalism

Valentyna Stiekloshchykova (), Anna Ziniuk (), Olena Melnykova-Kurhanova (), Alla Yarova (), Dmytro Lobanov () and Iryna Soldatenko ()
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Valentyna Stiekloshchykova: PhD in Social Communications, Associate Professor, The Head of the Department of Journalism and Philology, Pylyp Orlyk International Classical University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Anna Ziniuk: Ph.D. in Sociology, Ð ssociate Professor of the Department of Applied Sociology and Social Communications, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Olena Melnykova-Kurhanova: PhD in Social Communications, Associate Professor of Journalism Chair, State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine
Alla Yarova: Candidate of Philological Sciences, Ð ssociate Professor of the Department of Journalism and Philology, Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine
Dmytro Lobanov: Ph.D. Student of the Department of Applied Sociology and Social Communications, School of Sociology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Iryna Soldatenko: PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Sociology and Social Communications, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, 2025, vol. 17, issue 2, 629-651

Abstract: This article introduces the concept of today’s military journalism, drawing on the experiences of journalists operating in hybrid warfare contexts. It explores character-skill challenges that were absent in earlier, pre-digital wars. The article pursues a threefold aim: to review and analyze existing practices, identify emerging key concepts and challenges, and develop a framework for optimizing and enhancing the personal factors shaping professional skills of media professionals in today’s hybrid-information military journalism. The research employs interdisciplinary methods, including theoretical approaches (systematic reviews, definitional and generalization methods) and practical techniques (content analysis, socio- communicative modelling, and educational simulations). The article’s primary contribution is a new educational model for training and retraining journalists in the context of today’s military journalism. This model addresses the complexities of distinguishing between fake and factual, objective and subjective, and ethical and unethical phenomena. Theoretical insights provide a comprehensive understanding of the evolving mass-communicative landscape, where journalists act as versatile yet dependent players alongside bloggers, military personnel, politicians, and media consumers. Finally, the article offers classifications and generalizations related to emerging principles, standards, dilemmas, and challenges in today’s military journalism.

Keywords: affective proximity; objectivity; balance; personality-driven skills; virtual reality in media; online warfare; a model for enhancing journalists’ professionalism; resilience; emotional intelligence. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.18662/rrem/17.2/998

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