The Typology of Information Agencies

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Elena L. Vartanova

Doctor of Philology, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: eva@smi.msu.ru
Georgiy V. Viren

PhD in Philology, Editor, Interfax Information Services, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: gviren@yandex.ra
Tatiana I. Frolova

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Periodical Press, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: t_frolova@bk.ru

Section: Theory of Journalism and Media

Authors analyze theoretical issues of typologization of modem news agencies which are caused by changes of their role in the media system; the specific nature of their common typological characteristics; factors which determine their attribution to a unique typological group; intratypical differentiation of news agencies. The authors reconsider criteria of typologization of news agencies and introduce a new criterion. The authors represent empirical evidence and the results of interviews with experts which prove authors ’ hypothesis on deconstruction of traditional typological patterns.

Keywords: news agencies; basic typological characteristics of news agencies; circulation area of information; international, transnational, national, local news agencies