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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Литературоведение. Журналистика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-9220</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-9247</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">26945</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-9220-2021-26-2-294-301</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>JOURNALISM</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Журналистика</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Fight against Disinformation in Ukraine: Challenges and Prospects</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Борьба с дезинформацией на Украине: проблемы и перспективы</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Vasiliev</surname><given-names>Alexander A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Васильев</surname><given-names>Александр Александрович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in History, expert</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат исторических наук, эксперт</p></bio><email>kadyrova_shn@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kadyrova</surname><given-names>Shuanat N.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кадырова</surname><given-names>Шуанат Набиевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Philology, senior lecturer, Department of Theory and History of Journalism, Faculty of Philology</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат филологических наук, старший преподаватель, кафедра теории и истории журналистики, филологический факультет</p></bio><email>kadyrova_shn@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Fomin</surname><given-names>Alexander A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Фомин</surname><given-names>Александр Александрович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD student, Department of Theory and History of Journalism, Faculty of Philology</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант, кафедра теории и истории журналистики, филологический факультет</p></bio><email>kadyrova_shn@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Information and Analytical Center “Perspective”</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Информационно-аналитический центр «Перспектива»</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-07-02" publication-format="electronic"><day>02</day><month>07</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>26</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 26, NO2 (2021)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 26, №2 (2021)</issue-title><fpage>294</fpage><lpage>301</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-07-02"><day>02</day><month>07</month><year>2021</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2021, Vasiliev A.A., Kadyrova S.N., Fomin A.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2021, Васильев А.А., Кадырова Ш.Н., Фомин А.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Vasiliev A.A., Kadyrova S.N., Fomin A.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Васильев А.А., Кадырова Ш.Н., Фомин А.А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/26945">https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/26945</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The material presents the analysis of the draft law of Ukraine On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Ensuring National Information Security and the Right of Access to Reliable Information . This law can for the first time in the history of the country criminalize journalists for disseminating false information and set up new forms of control over information in the future. This is not the first attempt by the country’s leadership to bring all actors into a legal and civilized channel (the draft law On the Media No. 2693, which is also under consideration by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, stands for the systematic policy of reforming the media sector of Ukraine). The research is aimed at defining the place of the draft law in the reformed system of legal regulation of the Ukrainian media, from the position of the academic community neutral to the process. For this purpose, a detailed content analysis was conducted, which showed that, in the long run, the ambiguous wording of the adopted document at the stage of its enforcement, leaves the regulatory authorities free to interpret it depending on the interests of the parties, rather than on the language of the law. Considering the risks associated with the entry into force of this draft, one should also take into account the ambiguous reaction of the local and international media community. The article may be considered as a contribution to the development of criteria for a comprehensive scientific analysis of the legislation regulating the activity of media structures.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Представлен анализ проекта закона Украины «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Украины касательно обеспечения национальной информационной безопасности и права на доступ к достоверной информации», который может впервые в истории страны ввести уголовную ответственность журналистов за распространение недостоверной информации и выстроить новую архитектуру контроля над информацией в будущем. Это не первая попытка руководства страны вывести всех акторов в легальное и цивилизованное русло (в пользу системной политики реформ медийной отрасли Украины говорит находящийся также на рассмотрении ВРУ проект закона «О медиа» № 2693). Основной задачей исследования является попытка определить место законопроекта в реформируемой системе правового регулирования деятельности СМИ Украины с позиции нейтрального к процессу научного сообщества. Для этого был проведен детальный контент-анализ, который показал, что в перспективе двусмысленные формулировки принимаемого документа на этапе его правоприменения оставляют контролирующим органам свободу трактовать их в зависимости от интересов сторон, а не исходя из буквы закона. В учете рисков, связанных с вступлением в силу данного проекта, следует принимать во внимание и неоднозначную реакцию на него медийного сообщества как внутри страны, так и на международном уровне: к обсуждению инициативы подключились профильные комиссии Евросоюза и ООН. Таким образом, предлагаемый материал может представлять интерес и рассматриваться как вклад в дело выработки критериев комплексного научного анализа законодательства, регламентирующего деятельность медийных структур.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>journalism</kwd><kwd>media</kwd><kwd>information</kwd><kwd>disinformation</kwd><kwd>freedom of speech</kwd><kwd>politics</kwd><kwd>law</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>журналистика</kwd><kwd>медиа</kwd><kwd>информация</kwd><kwd>дезинформация</kwd><kwd>свобода слова</kwd><kwd>политика</kwd><kwd>право</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Siebert, F., Schramm, W., &amp; Peterson, T. (1998). Four theories of the press. Moscow, National Press Institute.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports of Ukraine. (2020). 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