Doctorant Students

ANASTASIIA GRYNKO

(fourth year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Media Transparency Through Journalists` Interpretations: Research in Ukraine

Supervisors: Prof. Serhiy Kvit (Mohyla School of Journalism, NaUKMA), Dr. Carles Llorens Maluquer (Department of Communication, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Consultant: Katerina Tsetsura, Associate Professor, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication,University of Oklahoma

Research interests: media and communication transparency, media ethics, media literacy, journalism education, media in Ukraine, media self-regulation and codes of ethics, media and gender issues, media and civil society media relations, public relations, strategic communication, social constructivism, interpretative studies, qualitative methodology in media studies

Publications:

Book review:

Grynko, A. (2011). Bridging the ethical norms and real-life practice in media. Quaderns del CAC, No 36, Vol XIV (1), June 2011.

Upcoming (accepted) publication:

Grynko, A. (2012). Ukrainian journalists’ perceptions of unethical practices: codes and every-day ethics. Central European Journal of Communication (Vol 5, No 2 (9), Fall 2012).

Сonference papers:

“Understanding of Media Opacity in Ukraine”. Competitive paper presented at the National Communication Association annual convention, San Francisco, November 2010.
“From State Censorship to Pressure of Money: New Challenges for Media Transparency in Ukraine”. Conference “Public Service Broadcasting: A German-Ukrainian Exchange of Opinions.” Cologne, Germany, October, 2010.
“Responsible journalism and media transparency in Ukraine: developing the interpretative approach to media practices”. Competitive paper presented on, January 2010.
“Media transparency in Ukraine: Evidence from Editors and Journalists”. Competitive paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, USA, November 2009.
“An exploratory study of media transparency in Ukraine”. Competitive paper presented on Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, USA, August 2008.
“Women in Media. International Perspectives”. Invited speaker on panel, International Communication Association conference, Singapore, 2010.
“Matters of media ethics: Understanding media nontransparency through individual approach to journalistic ethical decision-making”. Competitive paper presented at the International Communication Association conference, Singapore, 2010.
“Media practices in Ukraine and around the world”. Competitive paper invited for presentation at XVІІI International young scholars’ conference “SCIENCE AND HIGH EDUCATION”, Zaporrizzhya, Ukraine, April 2010.
“Journalism ethics: from theoretical principles to real-practice decisions (Mohyla School of Journalism experience). Competitive paper invited for presentation at the International scholarly and practical conference “World Standards of contemporary journalism”.

OLEH IVANOV

(fourth year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Representation of People’s Foreign Policy Orientations in the Public Communication of Power Elites

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Natalia V. Kostenko (Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) and As. Prof. Dr. Alexander Vinogradov (NaUKMA)

Research interests: Content analysis (in all fields), political sociology (power elites sociology, political communication studies), sociology of mass communication, Ukrainian politics.

Publications:

Ivanov, O. (2011). Manifestos study: methods’ triangulation. Sociologichni doslidzhennia suchasnogo suspilstva: metodologia, teoria, metody [Sociological Studies of Modern Society: methodology, theory, methods], 213-222. (Ukrainian language article)
Ivanov, O. (2010). Sociological culture: numbers and meanings. Proceedings of the IV International N. Panina Sociological Readings (Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 December, 2010), 78-81. (Ukrainian language paper)
Ivanov, O. (2010). Parties’ orientations estimation from unstructured textual data: methodological evaluation of approches. Naukovi Zapysky NAUKMA, 109, 32-36. (Ukrainian language article)
Ivanov, O. (2009). Computer assisted content-analysis: problems and solutions. Methodology, Theory and Practice of the Sociological Analysis of the Modern Society, 56, 25-38. (Ukrainian language article)
Ivanov, O. (2009). Elites’ International Communication Studies with the Use of Content-Analysis. Naukovi Zapysky NAUKMA, 96, 43-49. (Ukrainian language article)
Ivanov, O. (2009). Public communications between Ukrainian and Russian power elites: A content-analytical study. Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Conference “Innovative development of society in the conditions of cross-cultural interactions” (Sumy, Ukraine 27-30 April, 2009), 29–31. (Ukrainian language paper)
Ivanov, O. (2008). Verbal communication between political elites at the international level as an object of content-analysis. Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific Conference “Innovative development of society in the conditions of cross-cultural interactions” (Sumy, Ukraine 20-21 February, 2009), 144–146. (Ukrainian language paper)
Ivanov, O. (2006). Symbolic Measure of the Elitarian Status of Ukrainian Prime Minister. Naukovi Zapysky NAUKMA, 58, 89-95. (Ukrainian language article)

Conference papers and presentations:

Ivanov, O. (2011). Representation of Ukrainian citizens foreign orientations: external influences communications of elites. Presentation at the “Days of Science”, NaUKMA, Kyiv, 24 June, 2011.
Ivanov, O. (2011). Conceptual model of power elites public communication about foreign affairs. Paper presented at the 3rd International Research and Practice Conference “Modern problems of human society development”, London (UK), Odessa (Ukraine), 11–18 April, 2011.
Ivanov, O. (2011). The Representation of Foreign Policy by Ukraine’s Politicians: Yushchenko, Tymoshenko and Yanukovych. Paper presented at the Fourth CRCEES Research Forum, Glasgow (UK), 13 May, 2011.
Ivanov, O. (2011). Manifestos study: methods’ triangulation. Paper presented at the VIII International Research and Practice Conference of the Sociological Association of Ukraine “Yakubyn Scientific Session”, Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 7 April, 2011.
Ivanov, O. (2010). Sociological culture: numbers and meanings. Paper presented at the IV International N. Panina Sociological Readings, Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 December, 2010.
Ivanov, O. (2010). Political orientations studies with the use of unstructured textual data. Presentation at the “Days of Science”, NaUKMA, Kyiv, 21 June, 2010.
Ivanov, O. (2010). Representation of public opinion about international affairs in public communications of elites. Presentation at the methodological workshop “Candidate images”, 2nd International Summer School In Political Communication And Electoral Behaviour at the University of Milan, Italy, 8 July, 2010.
Ivanov, O. (2009). Computer assisted content-analysis: problems and solutions. Presentation at the “Days of Science”, NaUKMA, Kyiv, 26 June, 2009.
Ivanov, O. (2009). Computer assisted content-analysis: problems and solutions. Paper presented at the 1st Congress of the Sociological Association of Ukraine “Sociology in situations of social ambiguities”, Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 15-17 October, 2009.
Ivanov, O. (2009). Connection between public communications of elites and public opinion about international affairs: methodological issues. Paper presented at “The Defense” workshop, ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 10 August, 2009.
Ivanov, O. (2009). Public communications between Ukrainian and Russian power elites: A content-analytical study. Paper presented at the 1st International Scientific Conference “Innovative development of society in the conditions of cross-cultural interactions”, Sumy, Ukraine 27-30 April, 2009.
Ivanov, O. (2008). Verbal communication between political elites at the international level as an object of content-analysis. Paper presented at the 2nd International Scientific Conference “Innovative development of society in the conditions of cross-cultural interactions”, Sumy, Ukraine 20-21 February, 2009.

DARIYA ORLOVA

(fourth year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Representation of ‘Europe’ in the Mediatized Discourse of Ukraine’s Political Elites

Supervisors: Prof. Volodymyr Kulyk (Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Dr. Natividad Ramajo (Department of Communication, Autonomous University of Barcelona)

Consultant: Prof. Alexander Motyl (Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark)

Research interests: media discourse, media representations, discourse analysis, identity studies, media transformation in transition countries, political communication, mediatization of political communication, media culture, qualitative research methods

Publications:

Conference papers:

“Political TV Talk Shows in the Post-Orange Ukraine: a Case of an Emerging Public Sphere?”. Paper presented at the fifth bi-annual Graduate Student Symposium entitled “Ukraine in Global Context”, Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Canada, January 2012.
“Representation of Europe in the Public Discourse of Ukraine’s Political Elites”. Paper presented at the National Communication Association’s 96th Annual Convention “Building Bridges”, San Francisco, USA, November 2010.
“Representation of Europe in the Public Discourse of Ukraine’s Political Elites”. Paper presented at the Sixth Annual Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada, October 2010.
“Standards of Media Coverage of Elections in Ukraine”. Paper presented at the Conference “Public Service Broadcasting: A German-Ukrainian Exchange of Opinions.” Cologne, Germany, October, 2010.

DARIA TARADAI

(fourth year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Media Domestication of the International Conflicts in Ukraine: Overlapping between Political and Media Discourses

Supervisors: Dr. Yevhen Fedchenko (Mohyla School of Journalism, NaUKMA), Dr. Virginia Luzon (Department of Communication, Autonomous University of Barcelona)

Research interests: Television news, coverage of international conflicts, international journalism, discourse analysis, content analysis.

Publications:

Taradai, D. (2010). Influence of the Russian Media on the Ukrainian Media Discourse. Working Papers of the Institute for Broadcasting Economics at the University of Cologne.
Taradai, D. (2010) Education as an instrument of improving international journalism in Ukraine (article in Ukrainian). World Standards of Contemporary Journalism. Conference proceedings. Cherkasy National University.

Conference papers:

“Media Domestication of the International Conflicts in Ukraine: Overlapping Between Political and Media Discourses”. Paper presented at the National Communication Association’s 96th Annual Convention “Building Bridges”, San Francisco, USA, November 2010.
“Influence of the Russian Media on the Ukrainian Media Discourse”. Paper presented at the Conference “Public Service Broadcasting: A German-Ukrainian Exchange of Opinions.” Cologne, Germany, October, 2010.
“Education as an instrument of improving international journalism in Ukraine”. Paper presented at the International scholarly and practical conference “World Standards of Contemporary Journalism”. Cherkasy, Ukraine, May 2010.
“Coverage of the international news by Ukrainian TV-channels: localization of news”. Paper presented at the XVIII International young scholars’ conference “Science and Higher Education”. Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, April 2010.
“TV News Coverage of the 2008 South Ossetia war in Ukraine”. Paper presented at the International Scholarly Conference “War and Peace Journalism”. Tbilisi, Georgia, May 2009.

OLEKSANDR VOITKO

(third year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Projection of the Theoretical Concept of Public Service Broadcasting in Ukrainian Socio-Political Realities

Supervisors: Dr. Diana Dutsyk (Mohyla School of Journalism, NaUKMA)

Research interests: media management, public broadcasting, media research, qualitative research methods.

Publications:

Voitko, O. (2010). Analysis of Debates on Introduction of Public Broadcasting in Ukraine through the Perspective of International Experience. World Standards of Contemporary Journalism. Conference proceedings. Cherkasy National University.
Voitko, O. (2011). Comparative analysis of approaches to public service broadcasting implementation in Ukraine: a historical perspective. Working papers of the Institute for broadcasting economics at the University of Cologne, No. 277.

Conference papers:

“Analysis of Debates on Introduction of Public Broadcasting in Ukraine through the Perspective of International Experience”. Paper presented at the international scholarly and practical conference “World Standards of Contemporary Journalism”, Cherkasy, Ukraine, May 2010.
“Comparative analysis of approaches to public service broadcasting implementation in Ukraine: a historical perspective”. Paper presented at the Conference “Public Service Broadcasting: A German-Ukrainian Exchange of Opinions.” Cologne, Germany, October, 2010.

OLHA BATIUK

(third year of studies. *Currently on maternity leave. Expected to resume studies in October 2012)

Topic of dissertation research: Analysis of Health Issues Coverage in Ukrainian Media: the Case of Anti-Tuberculosis Campaign

Supervisors: Dr. Tetyana Semygina (School of Public Health, NaUKMA)

Research interests: health communication, health promotion, scientific journalism, media coverage of health issues, content analysis, comparative research.

IRYNA VAKHOVSKA

(third year of studies. *Currently on maternity leave. Expected to resume studies in October 2012)

Topic of dissertation research: Development of Methodology for Researching Non-verbal Communication in Political TV News

Supervisors: Dr. Mychailo Wynnycky (Department of Sociology, NaUKMA)

Research Interests: non-verbal communication, public opinion, media impact on public opinion, focus group research method.

ANASTASIA BEZVERKHA

(second year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Media Discourse on Crimean Tatar People: Ideology Construction and Impact on State Policy

Supervisors: Prof. Volodymyr Kulyk (Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)

Research interests: critical discourse analysis, ethnic and national identity, media discourse, power in the discourse, hate speech, study of racism and discrimination in the media discourse, narratives

Publications:

Conference Papers:

“Representration of the Crimean Tatars in the Ukrainian Media Discourse: Construction of Identities and Strategies of Exclusion”. Paper presented at the Fourth CRCEES IV Annual Research Forum, Glasgow, UK, May 2011.
“Representation of the Crimean Tatars in the Ukrainian media: discursive strategies of exclusion”. Paper presented at the third bi-annual Graduate Student Symposium, University of Toronto, Canada, January 2008.

OLENA KUTOVENKO

(second year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: The Role of Non-Traditional Journalism Education in the Profession of Ukrainian Journalists Today

Supervisors: Prof. Serhiy Kvit (Mohyla School of Journalism, NaUKMA)

Research interests: civil society and journalism education, media education in Ukraine, media ethics, qualitative research methods

TETYANA LOKOT

(second year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Inside an Online Protest: How Internet Users Can Become Active Citizens (The Case of Save Old Kyiv Movement in Ukraine)

Supervisors: Dr. Yevhen Fedchenko (Mohyla School of Journalism, NaUKMA), Prof. Sarah Oates (Department of Politics, University of Glasgow, Scotland)

Research interests: new media, online journalism, impact of internet communities on political decisions, online activism, online protests, online communities, social media, social movements online

Publications: Lokot’s publications include articles in academic journals “Magisterium. Journalism” (issue 22, 2006) and “Creative and organizational peculiarities of the functioning of the modern media sphere: Ukrainian experience” (conference proceedings).

Conference Papers:

“Charting Political Activism Online in Russia: Methodological Puzzles and Possible Solutions”. Paper presented at the Fourth CRCEES IV Annual Research Forum, Glasgow, UK, May 2011.
“Use of Training Techniques in Teaching Radio News Production”. Paper presented at the I All-Ukrainian academic and theoretic conference “Creative and organizational peculiarities of the functioning of the modern media sphere”, Ternopil, Ukraine, November 2007.

Ms. Lokot is also currently engaged in a Freedom House research project «Internet Freedom Report» and is in charge of gathering and analysing data for Ukraine.

ZHANNA BEZPIATCHUK

(first year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Media Freedom and National Development in the Post-Soviet Countries

Supervisors: Dr. Natalia Amelchenko (Department of Political Science, NaUKMA)

Research interests: media freedom in post-Soviet countries, media culture and post-Sovietness, media coverage of Eastern Europe, power in media discourse, media in transition, social transformations in post-communist countries, international journalism

Publications:

Conference Papers:

“How economic crisis affected media freedom in Ukraine in 2008-2011”. Paper to be presented at the conference “Matters of Journalism: Understanding Professional Challenges and Dilemmas”. Scheduled for September 2012 in Gdansk, Poland.

MARIA TETERIUK

(first year of studies)

Topic of dissertation research: Representations of Sexuality in Ukrainian Newspapers

Supervisors: Dr. Tamara Martsenyuk (Department of Sociology, NaUKMA)

Research interests: media representations of sexuality and gender, social inequality, ideological criticism, critical theory, queer theory, film theory, gender theory, discursive power, discourse analysis, content analysis

Publications:

Teteriuk M. (2009). Searching of the Way in Estrangement. Main Topics of Jim Jarmusch’s Works (article in Ukrainian). Kino-Teatr, 2, 23–29.
Teteriuk M. (2010). Ukrainian cinema of the 1990-s. International co-production experience (article in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Cinema From 1960-s Till Today. Problems of Surviving (p. 141–153). Kyiv: Zadruga.

Conference Papers and Presentations:

“Swan Lake. Zone” as an Example of Joint Filmmaking”. Paper presented at the round table “Omnitude of Yuri Illyenko’s Works and His Contribution into World Cinema”, Kyiv, Ukraine, November 2010.
“Avatar of What is ‘Avatar’?”. Co-presentation at the social laboratory, Visual Culture Center, NaUKMA, Kyiv, June 2010.
“Ukrainian Cinema of the 1990s. International co-production experience”. Paper presented at the International Conference “Ukrainian Cinema From 1960-s Till Today. Problems of Surviving”. Kyiv, Ukraine. May 2010.

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