ИСТИНА

Media environment in Russia depends on political factors more than in many other countries. Important role of the media in the social, political and economy life of the society needs boundaries and control to protect society from the potential harm. Accountability of journalism helps to regulate the civil responsibility. The problem of the accountability of journalism in Russia is very complex, especially with the appearance of Russian Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications (Roskomnadzor) in 2008. One of the aspects of the project “Convergence and work of a Russian journalist in print and online media” made by the group of researchers of the Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University was to define the interaction with other actors of the media process: the audience, non-institutionalized content producers and supervisors. The analyzed answers of over 20 journalists and editors from the leading press and online Russian media companies helped identify main issues of journalistic accountability in Russia. Among them: promotion of state interests, especially in the part of terrorism and extremism; regulation of moral and social norms in such fields as crime, violence, sex; forming the cultural and social interests of society; increasing the quality of journalism. The survey revealed that, despite social and political differences, there is a framework of accountability that requires a responsible approach in the interests of the state and society. The forms of accountability are useful for balance between the aims of journalism and interests of society.