Miroshnichenko J. Cultural and artistic problems in leading quality newspapers of Ukraine and the world.

The dissertation is devoted to coverage of cultural issues in modern Ukrainian and foreign editions. The study is based on the following Ukrainian editions: "Day" and "Mirror of the Week" as well as foreign ones - "The New York Times", "The Guardian", "The Local". The research determined the notion of "culture", the influence of media on cultural phenomena, indentified major trends in coverage of cultural issues in Ukrainian and foreign newspapers. The comparative analysis of cultural and artistic content was carried out, as well as of the trends in its presentation in Ukrainian and foreign editions, and an insight into the state of contemporary Ukrainian culture was provided, through monitoring the issue in the newspapers "Day" and "Mirror of the Week". Suggestions for improving coverage of culture were provided, such as the ones to do with forms of presentation, ways of improvement etc. The prospects of development of Ukrainian cultural content and artistic issues have been identified.