The media as an important factor in the socialization of children's and youth audiences. (on the example of the implementation of media projects of the children's association "Young journalist" of the Kursk children's art center)

The article discusses the impact of work in periodicals on the formation of a child’s personality. The author notes that the specific audience, which are schoolchildren and students, has critical thinking about the content of traditional mass media. However, highly specialized journalism, which is close to the audience, still effectively implements its functions in the informational niche of the region. On the example of Center for Children's Creativity shows the ways of implementing a system of projects related to media education of adolescents.