| Andrius Vaišnys | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vilnius |
| Journalist | |
| Activities | journalist, historian |
| Organisations | Vilnius University |
| Position | Professor |
| Alma mater | Vilnius University |
Andrius Vaišnys (born on 17 July 1963 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian journalist, Professor at Vilnius University and the former Dean of this University’s Faculty of Communication.
Biography
editAndrius Vaišnys studied at Vilnius University, graduating with Master of Journalism Degree in 1989. Since that year, he has been a research fellow and a teacher at this University, where he has been teaching political communication, history of journalism and journalism theory. In 2003, defended the dissertation in Humanities ‘The Press and the State in Lithuania in 1918–1940’. Since 2014, Professor at Vilnius University.
In 2006–2008, Director of the Institute of Journalism at Vilnius University’s Faculty of Communication; in 2007–2017, Dean of the Faculty of Communication.
Since 2004, Editor-in Chief of the scholarly journal Parliamentary Studies of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania and since 2009, Chairman of this journal’s Editorial Board. Since 2008, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Journalism Research of Vilnius University.
In 1993–1996, studied at the University of Warsaw, worked as a journalist and was employed as an interpreter by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
In 1997–2006, Head of the Public Relations Unit at the Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and Head of the Press Service of the Seimas. In 1998, prepared and implemented the concept ‘Open Seimas’ endorsed by the Board of the Seimas.
In 2003–2016, public secretary of the Lituanica Committee organised by an order of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (was preparing programmes for commemorating personalities important for the Lituanica heritage presented to the Ministry of Culture to realise).
Member of the Commission of Experts on Important Events of the Commemoration of the State (appointed by the Order of the Minister of Culture of 16 April 2018).
In 2011, initiated and prepared the bachelor study course ‘Creative Communication’ (implemented since 2012) at Vilnius University. In 2006–2008, Chairman of the Committee for the Journalism Major Study Programme. In 2006–2016, Chairman of the Committee for the Journalism Bachelor Study Programme.
In 2011–2020, Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania. Since October 2020, Director of this Library’s Department of Communication and Information.
In 2021, appointed a member of the Supreme Electoral Commission on the recommendation of the President of the Republic of Lithuania.
Research interests
editRelationships between the state and media, political communication, development of state-sponsored propaganda, development of parliamentarism, cultural policy.
Creative activities
editA writer of political commentaries.
Author of several children’s books.
Author of the scripts for the series of plays Kalbos vakarai (‘Language Nights’) performed in 2007–2017 by drawing upon historical sources and documents (directed by Vytenis Pauliukaitis and recorded by the Lithuanian National Radio and Television).
Author of the libretto to Algirdas Martinaitis’ opera Pasaulio dangoraižis (‘The Skyscraper of the World’) premiered in 2008.
Bibliography
editResearch monographs:
- Žurnalistikos potvynis: Lietuvos žiniasklaidos sistemos kaita 1986–1990. Vaga, 2020. 480 p., iliustr. – ISBN 978-5-415-02583-1
- Gražinos Ručytės PIANISSIMO: branda ir sklaida antiformalistinio rojuko metais. Vaga, 2019. 238 p., iliustr. ISBN: 978-5-415-02562-6
- Vieši Seimo ryšiai su visuomene. Monografija. Vilniaus universitetas, 2014.
- Spaudos ir valstybės santykiai. V.: 1999. II leid., iliustr.
Sections in research monographs:
- Rusijos propaganda: analizė, įvertinimas, rekomendacijos. Autoriai: Buinauskas Darius, Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė Monika, Jastramskis Mažvydas, Kasčiūnas Laurynas, Keršanskas Vytautas, Kojala Linas, Legatas Šarūnas, Vaišnys Andrius. Vilnius, 2016 (el. leid.). 284 p. (Vaišnys A. orig. tekstai: p. p. 90–109, 109–119, 255–273; kitur – mokslinis knygos redagavimas, papildymas ir patikslinimas);
- Partija prieš / už žiniasklaidą, arba kai kurie politikos komunikacijos istoriniai ir aktualieji aspektai (p. 9–25). Žiniasklaidos atskaitingumas ir žurnalisto atsakomybė (sud. Jolanta Mažylė). Vilnius: „Petro ofsetas“, 2016. 224 p. iliustr.
Reviewed research articles:
- Lithuania’s demarcation of information from Poland’s Solidarity in 1980-1981. In: Studia Medioznawcze, 2021, t. 22, Nr. 2;
- Transformation of Communist Media Content and Public Space According to the Discourse ‘39Pact: Exiting the “Labyrinth” as an Act of Communication. Informacijos mokslai, 2020, No.90;
- Rusijos propagandos praktika daro įtaką teoriniam komunikacijos modeliui. Informacijos mokslai, 2016, nr. 76, p. 7–24;
- Lituanistika – kultūros politikos dalis įstatymų leidėjo akiratyje. Lituanistika ir kultūros politika (2003–2013). Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka, 2014, p. 12–38;
- The Parliament's Public Relations in Terms of Political Journalism. Journalism Research, 2013, No. 6, p. 63–89.
Works in source study and textology:
- Naujosios Romuvos fotografija: įvaizdis, menas, reklama. Vilnius: UAB „Baltijos kopija“, 2008. 290 p.;
- Naujosios Romuvos fotografija: dokumentas, organizacija, žurnalistika. Vilnius: UAB „Baltijos kopija“, 2007. 316 p.;
- Tėvynės sargas. Redakciniai straipsniai. Sudarytojas Andrius Vaišnys. Vilnius, 2006. – 228 p., iliustr.
Recent presentations at international research conferences:
- Sovietų Sąjungos Komunistų partija (SSKP) ir permainos Vidurio ir Rytų Europoje. Žodžio laisvės transformacija 1987–1990. Tarptautinė konferencija The Left in Central and Eastern Europe towards the transformation 1989–1990. Varšuvos universiteto Žurnalistikos institutas, 2015 m. gruodžio 2 d.
- The Transformation of the Communist Media Model: Journalism, Power and Values in the season of 1987/1988. The 2nd Riga Readings in Social Sciences: Baltic Sea Region: One Hundred Years On. Latvijas universitate, November 22-23, 2018.
- Medijų politika ir žurnalistikos realybė: kelios išvados apie žiniasklaidos ištvermę pandemijoje. Tarptautinė mokslinė konferencija Political Leadership in a Parliamentary Democracy. Vilnius: Lietuvos nacionalinė M. Mažvydo biblioteka, 2021 m. lapkričio 24 d.
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