Media Education in the "Post-Truth" Era

The article considers the challenges facing media education in the era of "post-truth". Reflecting on fake news as deliberate misinformation in the media in order to manipulate public opinion, the author notes a decrease in public confidence in journalism. It is assumed that people make out a bill to journalists, which requires a response from both practitioners and theorists of the media. In addition to the fact that the profession itself needs to be improved, to be freed from the influence of shadow circles, systematic work is required to train media literacy of the audience, starting from school. The condition of media education in Russia is assessed as unsystematic. This requires the creation of a long-term state program that can unite disparate forces- pedagogical, scientific, professional, and social. The author proposes following specific measures for the development of media education in the country: (1) creation of an educational and methodological vertical with the participation of relevant ministries, professional unions, editorial media, and universities; (2) promotion of the idea of media education in the pedagogical and media communities; (3) provision of school and university libraries with high-quality periodicals and with access to high-quality electronic media materials; (4) exploration and implementation of the best practices of foreign countries in the practice of their domestic media education, etc. The experience of Finland, where media literacy is a national policy priority, is described as an example.

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