Communicatory Features of City Newspapers Content

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Luiza G. Svitich

Doctor of Philology, Leading Researcher at the Chair of Periodical Press, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: svitichb@yandex.ru
Olga V. Smirnova

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

e-mail: smirnova.olga@smi.msu.ru
Alla A. Shiryaeva

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Sociology of Mass Communications, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: kafsoc@yandex.ru
Mikhail V. Shkondin

Doctor of Philology, Professor, Leading Researcher at the Chair of Periodical Press, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: skond@mail.ru

Section: Periodical Press

The article presents the results of a content analysis of ten newspapers of medium and small cities in Russia. Communicative characteristics are analyzed as follows: subjects and objects of publications, opinions, information sources used, genres, titles and illustrations as ways to attract readers. The results of the editorial staff survey on communicative practices, forms of interaction with the audience and the public have been added.

Keywords: newsroom communication practices, media communication characteristics, local press, newsroom staff, subjects of articles, objects of articles, newspaper genres, captions, illustrations in newspapers