The article deals with one of the vital issues of journalism, the issue consisting in singling out such a genre as interview among other similar ones in mass media (on the basis on newspaper and radio interviews).
The article examines the causes of communication failures that occur in a TV conversation between journalists and experts invited to the studio of political talk shows. The article analyzes statements in live broadcasts that bring about communication failures; their effects are determined. It is shown that the main reason for communication failures in public space is speech aggression.
