THE EFFORT TO BE A JOURNALIST: THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATIVE WORKSHOP

The author of the article makes an attempt to substantiate and describe the methodological algorithms of the author’s course “Fundamentals of the Creative Activity of a Journalist” presenting a conceptual model of a creative workshop which purpose is to form students’ professional skills through finding and learning their own experience, through self-knowledge and reflection, without broadcasting ready-made solutions and case studies. Thereby, the author focuses on the relevance of the value-semantic, culturological approach to the profession of a TV journalist. The article is devoted to the initial phase of trainingfirst-year students - the first stage of the innovative course “Fundamentals of the Creative Activity of a Journalist” which has been read for several years in the RUDNUniversity (TV Broadcasting Department, Philological Faculty).

TV journalism, profession training, creative workshop, creativity, active teaching methods