Interview in modern Ukrainian journalism: methods of design and representation (on the example of the publications «Ukrainska Pravda» and «The Ukrainians»)

Abstract

Interview are widely used by journalists and acquire new forms and ways of realizing their communication potential. The article examines the specifics of the design and representation of interviews in modern Ukrainian publications. The author’s attention is focused on the ways of organizing the material. It is emphasized that the work of journalists depends on the editorial policy of the publication, and therefore the author’s approaches to planning, conversation and organization of the received material in the journalistic text meet the author’s tasks: to inform, explain (ensure complete storytelling), attract attention. It has been established that journalists of the «Ukrainska pravda» publication use interviews mainly to explain a topic that has already been updated in the information space or to reveal the story of a specific hero. The authors of «The Ukrainians» are more active in using this genre and fill in the relevant section of interviews, characterized by diverse issues. It is emphasized that, depending on the intentions and topics of the interview, journalists most often use the following formats of the material: Q&A (question-answer), thematically structured monologue. Based on the material taken for analysis, journalists resort to demonstrating their own questions only in cases where the demonstration of the background is important or in order to better reveal the identity of the interviewee.