The Role of Social Media in Kazakhstani Journalism: New Traditions and Challenges

Journal Title: Global Media Journal - Year 2017, Vol 15, Issue 28

Abstract

Kazakhstani journalism has some peculiarities based on deep-seated traditions and the state of the modern mass media system. New technologies have greatly influenced the mass media. In the last decade, the development of social media has questioned the role of journalists in the society, as well as the existing professional practices and norms. This article studies the main trends and forms of using social media by Kazakhstani journalists in the context of historical backgrounds, and sociocultural and political conditions of the development of Kazakhstani journalism.

Authors and Affiliations

Madina Bulatova

Keywords

Related Articles

China’s Image Repair: The Case of Chinese Tourists on Social Media in Thailand

The images of Chinese tourists are presented through social media which are expected to offer a wider range of content than broadcast and print media. How Chinese tourists negatively behave can be seen on social media wh...

Does an Active Journalistic Role Conception Rectify Questionable Reporting Practices? Answers from a Representative Survey of Journalists in Germany

Based on a secondary analysis of representative survey data of journalists in Germany (n=1536), this paper draws attention to two variables that are important when it comes to explain whether journalists accept questiona...

Media Preference and Use Pattern among Diabetes Patients in Enugu State, Nigeria

This study investigated media preference and use among diabetes patients in Enugu State, Nigeria with attention to type of media preferred, time used, duration and reason for media use. Survey research design was used to...

Integration of Biological Concepts Using Localized Gambling Games in Teaching Elementary Statistics

Both Science and Mathematics are indeed essential and each subject is considered to be of equally important co-existence. While Biology (as a sub-group of Science) includes a scholarly investigation of life and its marke...

National Identity in the Print Media of Kazakhstan in the Late Soviet Period

This is the study of the role and position of the Kazakhstan periodicals in the formation and development of the Kazakh nation, forms, methods, approaches and principles of the republic’s press coverage of the issues of...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP334261
  • DOI -
  • Views 66
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Madina Bulatova (2017). The Role of Social Media in Kazakhstani Journalism: New Traditions and Challenges. Global Media Journal, 15(28), 1-7. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-334261