* Ilya Stechkin, PhD, was the Head of the chair from June 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014. He graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University and acquired his PhD degree there, too, with his work "The evolution of social and functional roles of journalist in the Internet". His scientific interests include the range of roles of a journalist in the Internet, managing media Internet projects, sociological approach to managing Internet projects, interaction of a journalist and the audience, journalist in their role of moderator/facilitator, Internet maintainance of media projects, Internet maintainance of universities, media education at school, information and cyber security, active and passive media audiences, primary and secondary realities and their media representation, webigration, music journalism and new media. Ilya's new appoinment evoked a lot of public reaction in the regional and Moscow scientific society.