Types of Control in the Formation of a Holistic Media Personality of a Student-Journalist in Russian Universities

Abstract

In the conditions of digitalization of journalism, the problem of the formation of general professional competencies of journalism students is of particular importance. In the new realities, the use of traditional types of control cannot be sufficiently effective and indicative. Despite a significant number of publications documenting global changes in the media space, there are practically no works devoted to the forms and types of the problem of controlling the formation of a journalist's competencies. who should be able to resist the threats of digitalization, use digital tools effectively in their professional activities. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to identify and characterize the types of professionally oriented forms of control that allow the teacher to assess the formation of the necessary competencies of journalism students. The methods of theoretical and methodological analysis and discursive reflection were used in the work. The concept of "holistic media personality" is also introduced into scientific circulation, an effective system of monitoring the formation of professional competencies is proposed, examples of the use of various types of control in practice are given. The analysis presented in the paper speaks about the effectiveness of the designated types of control and makes a certain contribution to the development of the theory and practice of the formation of an integral media personality of a student-journalist at a university.