COVERAGE OF YOUTH ISSUES BY LOCAL PRINT MEDIA OF POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES (COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LITHUANIAN, GEORGIAN AND POLISH PRESS)

Keywords: Post-Soviet Space, Local Media, Print Media, Youth Issues

Abstract

The Soviet Union kept its citizens in an information vacuum. Media worked under strict censorship conditions.
Today, information about news happening in the world in the post-Soviet space is disseminated on a daily. Although the media environment in the post-Soviet space has changed significantly since the official abolition of Soviet censorship and the gaining of independence, it is interesting to examine how this development has unfolded in different countries.
This paper provides a comparative analysis of how youth issues are covered in the local print media of Lithuania, Georgia, and Poland. The results of the study will allow us to assess the quality of media development in three countries with a shared past but different opportunities.
The study will offer insights into the similarities and differences in the press's treatment of this specific direction in the three countries and highlight the challenges and needs that exist in youth-focused local media in the post-Soviet space.

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2025-06-21
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Mariam Marghia, & Tsitsino Bukia. (2025). COVERAGE OF YOUTH ISSUES BY LOCAL PRINT MEDIA OF POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES (COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LITHUANIAN, GEORGIAN AND POLISH PRESS). International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science, (2(46). https://doi.org/10.31435/ijitss.2(46).2025.3365