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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 Sociology</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Sociology</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Социология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2272</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8897</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumamba</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">39933</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2272-2024-24-2-404-413</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">PTPYWK</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Contemporary society: the urgent issues and prospects for development</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Современное общество: актуальные проблемы и перспективы развития</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">Serbian students’ perception of the contemporary media coverage of critical situations</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Восприятие сербскими студентами современного медийного освещения критических ситуаций</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Perić Romić</surname><given-names>R.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Перич Ромич</surname><given-names>Ранка</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru">доктор социологических наук, декан факультета политических наук</bio><email>ranka.peric-romic@fpn.unibl.org</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Milošević Šošo</surname><given-names>B.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Милошевич Шошо</surname><given-names>Биляна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru">доктор социологических наук, профессор кафедры социологии философского факультета</bio><email>milosevic_biljana@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">University of Banja Luka</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Баня-Лукский университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">University of East Sarajevo</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Восточного Сараево</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-06-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 24, NO2 (2024)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 24, №2 (2024)</issue-title><fpage>404</fpage><lpage>413</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-07-09"><day>09</day><month>07</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Perić Romić R., Milošević Šošo B.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Перич Ромич Р., Милошевич Шошо Б.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Perić Romić R., Milošević Šošo B.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Перич Ромич Р., Милошевич Шошо Б.</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/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/sociology/article/view/39933">https://journals.rudn.ru/sociology/article/view/39933</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">Since the very birth, the media has exerted a huge impact on masses, which only became more obvious in the contemporary information society, especially given the rapid development of technology and social networks. After a brief theoretical overview, the authors present the results of the sociological survey conducted in two public universities of the Republic of Srpska, which aimed at identifying student estimates of the mass media’s manipulative potential in general and student opinions towards the media coverage of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in particular. The authors designed the survey sample in such a way as to represent students of social sciences and humanities (different educational profiles within these two professional fields) due to the very nature of their studies and to the better knowledge of issues under study by definition (content of courses and requirements to competences in the future professional field). The survey was conducted online, the questionnaire was posted on the Google platform, which allowed not only to share the link but also to receive feedback. The authors wanted to get empirical data proving the fact that the media has a significant influence on the formation of attitudes and value systems of the wider public, including the younger generation represented by the student youth. Given that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has lasted for more than two years, it allows to get a deeper insight into the public perception of such critical issues as not just based on the media coverage or the first emotional reactions after the outbreak of the conflict. The authors wanted to know whether students feel/believe that the media (in general or specific media companies) tend to biased reporting, and what media channels students prefer to get much-needed information. The authors emphasize the need for objective reporting in crisis situations, including various conflicts. Crisis situations are always a great challenge for any media in the perspective of complying with ethical standards of reporting and the pressure of media owners and political forces. The article aims at revealing students’ attitudes towards the causes of such biased reporting and topics that the media is likely to cover in an objective manner.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">С момента своего рождения СМИ оказывали огромное воздействие на массы, и это воздействие лишь стало более видимым в современном информационном обществе, особенно учитывая быстрое развитие технологий и социальных сетей. После короткого теоретического обзора концептуальных оснований своего исследования авторы приводят результаты разведывательного социологического опроса, проведенного в двух государственных университетах Республики Сербской. Опрос был призван выявить студенческие оценки манипулятивного потенциала СМИ в целом и применительно к медийной репрезентации российско-украинского конфликта в частности. В выборку были отобраны только студенты социальных и гуманитарных специальностей (представляющие самые разные профили в этих двух профессиональных областях), поскольку содержание обучения и по определению наличие специализированных знаний по рассматриваемой проблематике (благодаря программе курсов и требованиям к будущим профессиональным компетенциям) делают их «экспертами» в оценке медийных практик. Опрос был проведен в онлайн-формате, что позволило не только широко распространить ссылку на анкету, но и получить обратную связь от респондентов. Эмпирические данные подтвердили, что СМИ оказывают значительное воздействие на установки и ценности аудитории, включая самые молодые поколения, представленные в данном случае студенческой молодежью. Поскольку российско-украинский конфликт длится уже более двух лет, опрос выявил устойчивые социальные представления о нем, а не мнения, основанные исключительно на медийных оценках, или спонтанные эмоциональные реакции, неизбежные сразу после начала конфликта. Авторы сосредоточились на вопросах, считают ли студенты, что СМИ (в целом или конкретные компании) склонны к искаженным репрезентациям событий, и какие медийные каналы студенты предпочитают использовать для получения искомой информации. Авторы подчеркивают необходимость объективных репортажей о кризисных ситуациях, в число которых входят и различные конфликты. Любая кризисная ситуация - вызов для СМИ с той точки зрения, что ему необходимо соблюдать этические стандарты под давлением своих владельцев и политических сил. В статье представлены студенческие оценки причин искаженных медийных репрезентаций, включая темы, которые СМИ склонны описывать достаточно объективно.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>media</kwd><kwd>manipulation</kwd><kwd>coverage</kwd><kwd>attitudes</kwd><kwd>objectivity</kwd><kwd>students</kwd><kwd>sociological survey</kwd><kwd>Russian-Ukrainian conflict</kwd><kwd>Republic of Srpska</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>СМИ</kwd><kwd>манипуляция</kwd><kwd>освещение</kwd><kwd>установки</kwd><kwd>объективность</kwd><kwd>студенты</kwd><kwd>социологический опрос</kwd><kwd>российско-украинский конфликт</kwd><kwd>Республика Сербская</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Baran S.J., Davis D.K. Mass Communication Theory: Foundations, Ferment, and Future. Boston; 2012.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Barović V. 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