Poliovyk Svitlana

Publications of ukrainian diaspora as an alternative media space

Abstract: The problem, thematic and functional characteristics of the modern press of the Ukrainian diaspora in Italy are identified using the example of "Ukrainian Newspaper". Methodology of the research based on the use of abstraction and synthesis methods, as well as on the content analysis of the content of text information and text arrays. Scientific novelty. The features of typical topics for diaspora publications are revealed and analyzed, in particular: current news and events (information about the spread of Covid-19 in Ukraine and Italy, advice to immigrants about social, medical and legal support in a pandemic), political and socio-economic news in Ukraine (key events for the participation of the Ukrainian government) materials about interstate relations (information about mutual official visits of senior officials, meetings with interstate issues); geopolitical events (materials about events in other countries by immigrants) news of culture and education (information about cultural and educational events); problems of migrants (materials about the activities of the Ukrainian authorities in the fi eld of immigration policy, employment rules, migration policy in Italy). In addition, gaps in the coverage of Ukrainian topics in the Ukrainian Gazette were identifi ed and it was proposed to add analytical materials on current events in Ukraine, which could bear fruit in the economic, political and social aspects of Ukraine’s representation in the international community. Conclusions. It was found that the publication fulfi lls important tasks in which information, cultural, educational, image, organizational and coordination functions prevail. The publication, which publishes materials in Ukrainian and deals with Ukrainian issues, wants to preserve the ethnic identity of the diaspora community. It is noted that the study of media in the Italian diaspora has great importance for the formation of a highquality alternative public space, where the Ukrainian diaspora has the opportunity to express their opinion and infl uence the image of Ukraine.

Keywords: ukrainian diaspora, italian press, media space, "Ukrainian Newspaper", President of Ukraine, problems of emigration, the image of Ukraine, content analysis.

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• Poliovyk Svitlana (Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Ukraine, Kyiv, spolevik1968@gmail.com) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5960-527X

Cite:
Poliovyk Svitlana (2021). Publications of ukrainian diaspora as an alternative media space. Academic Papers of The Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, (62) 453-463. (In Ukrainan). doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/np.62.453

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