From Theory to Media Product: Results of a Press Conference with a Science Editor

On February 16, 2026, a practical lesson on “Problems of Modern Kazakhstani Journalism” was held at the Kazakh-American Free University. The meeting with Tatyana V. Levina, managing editor of the scientific journals “KAFU Academic Journal” and “Vestnik KAFU,” took the form of an impromptu press conference.

The interactive format allowed the future specialists to go beyond the confines of conventional theory. Acting as reporters for various publications, the students actively posed pointed questions to the speaker. The dialogue covered the most pressing challenges facing the modern scientific community: the impact of neural networks on journalistic work, the boundaries of publication ethics, the problem of plagiarism and pseudoscience, and the differences between science journalism and the recording of scientific results.

The main outcome of the event was practical work: based on the material collected during the press conference, the students developed and designed their own informational brochures. In these booklets, the students structured their acquired knowledge, highlighted key expert quotes, and created FAQ sections.

This approach allowed the students not only to immerse themselves in the workings of scientific publications but also to practice the full journalistic process: from information gathering and interviewing to layout and publication of the finished information product.

Department of Pedagogy and Psychology