Media Concept
«What should I say?» — a practical media resource for navigating difficult and awkward conversations. The project helps you find the right words to decline an uncomfortable request, discuss an issue, or set personal boundaries.
Goal and Audience
The goal is to help the reader prepare for a conversation and express their position with greater confidence.The primary audience includes students and early-career professionals who need to negotiate with neighbors, classmates, colleagues, and loved ones.
Format and Venues
Main platform: Telegram, supplementary platform: VK.Formats: illustrated breakdowns, phrase selections, quizzes, and discussions.
The main principle: one publication—one situation—one goal for the conversation.
Each breakdown includes gentle, neutral, and direct responses, a potential objection, a reply to it, and the next step. The tone of communication is calm, supportive, and peer-to-peer.
Data Sources for Media
Project data includes situational descriptions, interviews, expert commentary, texts, images, and feedback.
Primary Sources
— Reader stories and questions: help identify relatable situations. Used with author permission and after anonymization. — Interviews with students and young professionals: allow for the consideration of context and authentic audience language. — Comments from psychologists and communication specialists: help to vet phrasing and script limitations.
Secondary Sources
Professional materials from the Centre for Clinical Interventions and Mayo Clinic are used to study confident communication. The «Yasno» and Alter blogs are for finding topics and additional resources.
Internal Data
Available metrics—views, reactions, and comments—along with survey results and frequently asked questions, help refine the thematic plan.
Principles of Source Usage
The editor preserves the author, date, source link, specific segment, and terms of use for the material. Personal experience is not generalized to all readers, and academic scenarios are noted separately. The neural network is not considered a factual source.
Human and Machine Processing
Services perform repetitive operations and offer drafts. The Editor reviews the content, considers the context, and approves publications.
Data Storage
The editorial database utilizes three interconnected cards:1. Source: reference number, author, date, link, usage permissions, and restrictions. 2. Situation or Thesis: content, connection to the source, theme, verification status, and editor’s comment. 3. Publication: goal of the discussion, section, related sources, text, image, version, responsible editor, and results.
Material Statuses: New Submission $\rightarrow$ Review $\rightarrow$ Draft $\rightarrow$ Editing $\rightarrow$ Approval $\rightarrow$ Publication.
Initial requests containing personal data are stored separately from the anonymized working database.
Guidelines for Automated Services
Collection and Transcription
Preserve the material provenance, timestamps, and separation of interview participants. Note unclear words without filling in gaps with speculation. The transcript will be anonymized before further AI processing.
Classification and Storage
Use approved rubrics and tags, maintain links to sources and change history. Mark potential duplicates, but do not delete them automatically.
