Unity of style or ban on profession?

On October 8, 2003 Literaturnaya Gazeta published an article by Anatoly Salutsky "French with Nizhny Novgorod" devoted to the analysis of the new seasonal schedule of Russian TV channels. One of the issues that the author draws attention to is the presence and presentation of "bad news" in newscasts and other TV programs and the need to replace them with good news. However, A. Salutsky looks at this problem from an unexpected point of view. He is struck by the "incredible aesthetic eclecticism" reigning on Russian TV channels. This was caused, in his opinion, by personnel changes that occurred on the channels in the offseason. * "Transitions of well-known TV presenters from channel to channel are not a "technical event" at all, but a very important, independent television problem that ... requires special attention.

Its relevance is aggravated by the fact that the semantic aspect walks side by side with the aesthetic side of the issue, which was especially clearly manifested after the liquidation of the TVS channel. Its "radioactive fragments" scattered across many TV channels, and it is clearly seen that in some places they produce the effect of "contamination of the area" . The author believes that the "ultra-liberal" approach practiced at TVS spoils the stylistic purity of Channel 1 and RTR. In order not to be unfounded, the author gives examples - Masha Shakhova, Svetlana Sorokina (both, by the way, TEFI laureates) and Petr Marchenko on Channel 1. Against the background of the latter , “Baturin, who grew up on Channel One, looks much more solid, more balanced, the topics he raises are more interesting and socially significant, and the approach to their analysis, unlike Marchenko, is statist. ” The style of NTV/TVS - "shocking and yellowness of information" - according to the author, does not suit other channels. Moreover, the problem is “not at all in concealing negative information, but in its presentation. informing them that the country finally got around to restoring the Russian "Artek" *, - says A. Salutsky.

Of course, there is no dispute about tastes. However, it is alarming that although A. Salutsky does not draw any conclusions, except that "the country is moving towards revival more and more confidently ," one cannot help but notice with what approval he treats the fact that Berman and Zhandarev could not find work on the TVC channel . Thus, one can easily conclude from the article that the author advocates a virtual ban on the profession for representatives of "ultra-liberal" television journalism.

Sources

• Salutsky Anatoly. French with Nizhny Novgorod // Literary Newspaper. 2003. October 8-14. *