Ethical and legal aspects of the activities of non-professional journalists

The article examines some models of audience participation in the creation and distribution of journalistic content in the context of the need to improve the ethical and legal literacy of non-professional authors. In particular, the model of joint participation of professional and non-professional journalism in the creation of information and analytical content is analyzed. The projects «Private Correspondent» and «TJ League of Authors» are presented as examples of such cooperation. The article discusses in detail the ethical and legal requirements imposed by the project administration (professional journalists) on non-professional content creators. As another model of cooperation between professional and non-professional journalism, the model of using the blogosphere media as a source of information is analyzed. It is indicated that this model does not encourage bloggers to professional growth, to paying attention to the requirements of the legal framework and ethical codes.