Kravchenko R. Popular science television journalism in the system of audiovisual media: educational traditions and innovative potential

The dissertation is devoted to the problem of the development of science-popular content in Ukraine, its necessity as an indicator of the country’s development and as a means of creating a positive image on the international stage. In addition, the study addresses the need for science-popular programs as a way for Ukrainians to distract themselves from the hostilities that began after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The theoretical and methodological framework of the research is represented by the works of Ukrainian and international scholars, including O. Hoian, N. Hehelova, O. Pustovyi, I. Stepura, Cary Funk, Jeffrey Gottfried, Amy Mitchell, D. Crook, Djoymi Baker, M. Weißkopf, Ingrid Ockert, Iryna Kuzma, Mykhailo Hrytsenko, Vita Hoian, Kateryna Koshak, Danylo Filonenko, Oleh Dzholos, Oksana Livitska, Mariia Kuznetsova, D. A. Shevchenko, A. O. Horchykova, Cynthia D. Bennett, Allan S., Barbie Zelizer, N. Sydorenko, I. Sviezhensteva, Liudmyla Fedoruk, and S. Dunwoody.