A TSU professor – at the Academy of Regional Press Sciences

The Russian Academy of Regional Press Sciences brings together leading researchers and practitioners in the field of journalism. For 27 years, it has been a recognized center of scholarly thought studying regional media. Membership in the Academy is selective and demonstrates high professional recognition.

Galina Shcherbakova is the author of over 170 published works, including textbooks, monographs, and research articles. Her research on the history of Russian journalism, particularly the development of the regional press and the formation of sections such as "Regional News" in the newspapers "Grazhdanin," "Syn Otechestva," and "Russkie Vedomosti," is widely published in authoritative scholarly collections across Russia. Together with the Togliatti "Veterans of Chernobyl" society, she prepared and published two documentary collections: "The Atomic Age in the Lives of Togliatti Residents" and "The Atomic Age in the Lives of Togliatti Residents: Widows of Chernobyl." In both cases, she coordinated the work of the student creative team involved in the project.

"The Russian Academy of Regional Press Sciences includes highly worthy individuals, renowned journalism researchers in our country, and it is a great honor for me to be alongside them," says Galina Shcherbakova. "Every step up is not so much an opportunity as a responsibility. But I don't plan to slow down; I'll continue to work hard: writing articles and speaking at conferences. I spoke in St. Petersburg in September, will speak in Saratov on October 22, and in Voronezh in mid-November. I also received an invitation from Yekaterinburg. I believe it's important to closely monitor life, the press, and social media, trying to grasp what's happening, why, and where it's leading. The words of the late Lev Efremovich Kroychik, one of the founders of the Voronezh School of Journalism, mean a lot to me. He remarked with surprise that I was able to find something new in what seemed well-known. I don't know how it works, but I'd be delighted if I could find something new or previously unnoticed."

In addition to historical research, the professor's research interests include issues of professional journalistic ethics – a textbook on this topic was published last year – as well as the specifics of the interaction between the fan movement and sports journalism. 

"Galina Shcherbakova's election as a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Russian Public Policy Society confirms the high level of TSU's academic school and strengthens the university's position as a leading center for media education and communications research. It's gratifying that Galina Ivanovna's achievements and accomplishments in the history of journalism and journalistic ethics have received such high recognition from her colleagues," commented Olga Parshina, Head of the Department of Philology, Media Communications, and Linguistic Expertise at TSU.