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Изменение природы новостей в цифровую эпоху: теоретическое осмысление
The authors of the research hypothesize the modification of news structure in the digital era and the changes in the level of trust in the news on social networks. They raise the question of the transformation in the theoretical understanding of news in the digital era as a key product of the media industry and the central concept of the classic journalism theory. The genesis of the theoretical and conceptual framework pertaining to the study of news in the 20th - 21st century was examined. It was found that the critical time in the conceptualization of news came in the 2000s, when, in response to the development of new digital media, the theory of agenda setting, the news lifecycle and the forces of influence on the news process were reconsidered. In addition, there was a transformation in the assessment of new media’s contribution from a clearly positive to a wholly negative one. Social networks and their users are of special interest for the analysis of the news process...