Formation and psychological aspects of the journalistic interview

The subject of theoretical research is the structural components of a journalistic interview. The purpose is to reveal the stages of the formation of a journalistic interview and analyze its content from the point of view of psychological effects (emotions, ideas about the subject of the interview). Five stages of the formation of the interview as an autonomous journalistic genre are considered. The main stages of such development are indicated as: 1. Interview-transcript, 2. Interview-quote, 3. Interview-questionnaire and 4. Interview-impression. The analysis is based on the content components of the interview and the main objectives of creating the text. The content and process of a modern interview is described within the framework of the Johari Window communicative model, four communicative spaces are described, the main vector of the interview development is indicated, as well as communicative tools for working with each of the allocated spaces. The research methodology is based on the principles of communication studies: the intentionality of mass media texts, information management, social constructivism (socio-psychological construction through media texts). The Johari Window model is used to describe the communicative processes of a modern journalistic interview. Within the framework of the model used, the interview is interpreted as a process of systemic expansion of the Arena space. It is concluded that the interview appears as a non-linear dialogue process with targeted psychological effects of emotional reactions of its participants, subjective interpretation of events and facts, as well as empathy (involvement) of the audience in the interview process. The study can be used for psychological analysis of interviews, as well as for educational purposes in the course "Media Psychology".