The study and evaluation of the press from the standpoint of political theory and practice from the very inception of the periodical press are observed in both domestic and world science and are perceived as a natural and necessary angle of view on journalistic activity. However, one should not confuse the political and ideological predestination of doctrines, judgments and assessments with a special area of ​​scientific knowledge.

One after another, books appear, in the titles and content of which politics and journalism form an inextricable thematic unity. At the scientific and qualification level, academic degrees of doctors and candidates of political sciences are awarded in the specialty “journalism”, ie. political scientists specializing in the analysis of the press. Unfortunately, the conceptual and methodological basis of this kind of research is still insufficiently paid.

It is advisable to talk about the existence of an independent field of knowledge insofar as its basic characteristics are determined, namely, the object and subject of study (sovereign sphere of interests), composition, as well as methodological and methodological support. In the cases of the political science of journalism and political journalism (however, as well as with other disciplines lying at the intersection of journalism and related sciences), the main difficulty is associated with the choice of priorities from several “mother” areas of knowledge.