Honored Journalist of Ukraine

{{Short description|Ukrainian distinction}}

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| title= Merited Journalist of Ukraine
{{nobold|Заслужений журналіст України}}

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| awarded_by = President of Ukraine

| type = Order of merit

| country = Ukraine

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| eligibility = A person with ten years of experience in journalism and a college degree

| criteria = Vital contribution in Ukrainian journalism

| status = Currently constituted

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The Honored Journalist (also translated as The Merited Journalist of Ukraine, {{langx|uk|Заслужений журналіст України|Zasluzhenyi zhurnalist Ukrainy}}) is an honorary title bestowed by Ukraine (before 1991 by the Ukrainian SSR) for "vital contribution" in the country's journalism. The title is awarded by the President of Ukraine and accompanied by a {{convert|35|x|45|mm|in|abbr=on|adj=on}} silver badge.

History

The honorary title was established by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR on May 7, 1981.{{sfn|Decree 1870-X|1981|loc=Article 7}} By that time, four republics of the former USSR (the Estonian SSR, the Lithuanian SSR, the Georgian SSR, and the Armenian SSR) had already established such an award,{{sfn|Zhaleiko|1972}} whereas the Russian SSR hadn't done so until the dissolution of the Soviet Union.{{sfn|Stolbetsov|2018}} From its inception in 1981, the title required a recipient to have worked in the field of journalism for at least ten years.{{sfn|Decree 1870-X|1981|loc=Article 8}} Originally, a recipient also had to be a member of the "Union of Journalists" of the Ukrainian SSR.{{sfn|Decree 1870-X|1981|loc=Article 10}}

After the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, Merited Journalist of Ukraine was one of 29 honorary titles that newly independent Ukraine inherited from the Ukrainian SSR.{{sfn|Buzalo|2011|p=472}} Since July 1994, the recipients of the title also receive a silver badge. The first design of the badge, awarded from July 1994 to June 2001, was a {{convert|26|x|28|mm|in|adj=on|abbr=on}} image of a woman's head, wearing a wreath composed of ears of wheat. In June 2001, the silver badge was redesigned to its present form and enlarged to {{convert|30|x|40|mm|in|abbr=on}}; in 2007, the badge was further enlarged to its present size.{{sfn|Buzalo|2011|p=473}}

Prerequisites and procedure

As of 2020, the honorary title is awarded in accordance with the Law of Ukraine Regarding the State Awards of Ukraine{{sfn|Law 1549-III|2017|loc=Articles 4,5,10}} and the Decree of the President of Ukraine Regarding Honorary Titles of Ukraine.{{sfn|Decree 476/2001|2016|loc=Article 8}} Recipients of the title must have at least ten years' experience in journalism{{sfn|Law 1549-III|2017|loc=Article 10}} and have a college degree.{{sfn|Decree 476/2001|2016|loc=Article 16}} The decoration is awarded by the President of Ukraine for a candidate's "vital contribution" to Ukraine journalism.{{sfn|Decree 476/2001|2016|loc=Article 9}} The award is accompanied by a {{convert|34|x|45|mm|in|adj=on|abbr=on}} silver badge.{{sfn|Buzalo|2011|p=473}}

In the case of Ukrainian candidates, recipients are chosen by the Office of the President of Ukraine from lists of journalists submitted by editorial staff of non-profit and commercial media organizations. Then the lists are sanctioned by municipal and regional governments and/or various bodies of the executive or judicial branches. For non-Ukrainian citizens seeking the award, submissions come from the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.{{sfn|Buzalo|2011|p=473}}

Notable recipients

  • Oleksandr Abdullin{{sfn|Ligamedia, November 18,|2014}}
  • Hanna Bezliudna{{sfn|UBR, November 25,|2019}}
  • Boris Lozhkin{{sfn|Decree 476|2003}}
  • Igor Piddubny{{sfn|Decree 367|2015}}
  • Savik Shuster{{sfn|Decree 474|2012}}
  • Valentyna Davydenko{{Cite web |title=Валентина Давиденко - пісні, біографія - Українські пісні |url=https://www.pisni.org.ua/persons/2755.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.pisni.org.ua |language=uk}}

See also

References

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Literature cited

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  • {{citation|publisher=Office of the President of Ukraine|access-date=12 December 2019|place=Kyiv|script-title=uk:Указ Президента України: Про відзначення державними нагородами України працівників засобів масової інформації |title=Ukaz Prezidenta Ukraїni: Pro vіdznachennja derzhavnimi nagorodami Ukraїni pracіvnikіv zasobіv masovoї іnformacії |trans-title=Decree of the President of Ukraine: On awarding the state awards to media workers|date=4 June 2003|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/476/2003|ref={{harvid|Decree 476|2003}}}}
  • {{citation |date=18 November 2014 |title=Abdullin Aleksandr |script-title=ru:Абдуллин Александр |trans-title=Abdullin Alexander |url=https://file.liga.net/persons/aleksandr-abdyllin |editor1-last=Davidenko |editor1-first=Boris |work=:uk:Ligamedia |language=ru |location=Kyiv |publisher=:uk:Група Компаній «ЛІГА»|access-date=12 December 2019|ref={{harvid|Ligamedia, November 18,|2014}}}}
  • {{citation|publisher=Ukrainian parliament|access-date=12 December 2019|place=Kyiv|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1870-10|script-title=uk:Указ №1870-X: Про затвердження Положення про державні нагороди Української РСР|title=Ukaz №1870-X: Pro zatverdzhennja Polozhennja pro derzhavnі nagorodi Ukraїns'koї RSR|date = 7 May 1981|trans-title=Decree 1870-X: On adoption of the Regulation on State Awards of the Ukrainian SSR|ref={{harvid|Decree 1870-X|1981}}}}
  • {{citation|publisher=Ukrainian parliament|access-date=12 December 2019|place=Kyiv|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1549-14|script-title=uk:Закон України: Про державні нагороди України|title=Zakon Ukraїni: Pro derzhavnі nagorodi Ukraїni|date = 5 June 2017|trans-title=Law of Ukraine Regarding the State Awards of Ukraine|ref={{harvid|Law 1549-III|2017}}}}
  • {{citation|publisher=Office of the President of Ukraine|access-date=12 December 2019|place=Kyiv|script-title=uk:Указ Президента України: Про почесні звання України|title=Ukaz Prezidenta Ukraїni: Pro pochesnі zvannja Ukraїni|trans-title=President's Decree: Regarding honorary titles of Ukraine|date=5 July 2016|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/476/2001|ref={{harvid|Decree 476/2001|2016}}}}
  • {{citation|last=Zhaleiko|first=Boris|script-title=ru:Звания почётные|access-date=12 December 2019|trans-title=Honorary titles|title=Zvanija pochjotnye|url=https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/bse/88354|publisher=Советская энциклопедия|volume=9|year=1972|edition=3rd|place=Moscow|work=Bolshaya Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya|trans-work=Great Soviet Encyclopedia|script-work=ru:Большая советская энциклопедия|lccn=71485835|oclc=810278|editor-last=Prokhorov|editor-first=Aleksandr}}
  • {{citation|last=Stolbetsov|first=Oleg|access-date=12 December 2019|script-title=ru:В России учреждено звание «Заслуженный журналист»|title=V Rossii uchrezhdeno zvanie "Zasluzhennyj zhurnalist"|trans-title=The title of Merited Journalist established in Russia|date=20 July 2018|work=kursktv.ru|publisher=Alekhin and Co|place=Kursk|url=https://kursktv.ru/V_Rossii_uchrezghdeno_zvanie__Zasluzghennuy_zghurnalist_.html}}
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  • {{citation|publisher=Office of the President of Ukraine|access-date=12 December 2019|place=Kyiv|script-title=uk:Указ Президента України: Про відзначення державними нагородами України |title=Ukaz Prezidenta Ukraїni: Pro vіdznachennja derzhavnimi nagorodami Ukraїni |trans-title=Decree of the President of Ukraine: On the awarding of state awards|date=15 August 2012|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/474/2012|ref={{harvid|Decree 474|2012}}}}
  • {{citation |date= 25 November 2019 |title=Bezljudnaja Anna Vital'evna |script-title=ru:Безлюдная Анна Витальевна |trans-title=Bezlyudnaya Anna Vitalievna |url=https://bp.ubr.ua/profile/bezludnaia-anna-vitalevna |work=:uk:UBR |language=ru |location=Kyiv |publisher=Мультимедіа-інвест Груп |access-date=12 December 2019 |ref={{harvid|UBR, November 25,|2019}}}}
  • {{citation|publisher=Office of the President of Ukraine|place=Kyiv|script-title=uk:Указ Президента України: Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Конституції України|title=Ukaz Prezidenta Ukraїni: Pro vіdznachennja derzhavnimi nagorodami Ukraїni z nagodi Dnja Konstitucії Ukraїni|trans-title=President's Decree: On awarding the state awards of Ukraine on the occasion of the Constitution Day of Ukraine|date=27 June 2015|access-date=12 December 2019 |url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3672015-19169|ref={{harvid|Decree 367|2015}}}}

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