LEGAL JOURNALISM: INFLUENCE ON THE FORMATION OF LEGAL AWARENESS OF CITIZENS

The media are the main instrument of public control over the activities of the legislative, the executive and judicial branches of government. At the same time, the judicial and legal reform being carried out in the country she herself needs information support and support from the press. By its nature, it is designed to express and shape public opinion, thereby influencing the legal awareness and legal culture of citizens. This means that the media and journalism act as a factor of sustainable legal education and human rights education, serve as an ideological tool for building a state governed by the rule of law.