Theoretical Understanding of News in Digital Era: Transformation of Structure, Influencing Powers, “Life Cycle”

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Natalia V. Tkacheva

PhD in Philology, Senior Researcher at the Department of Media Theory and Economics at the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: natkacheva52@mail.ru
Sergei A. Vartanov

PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Senior Researcher, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: sergvart@gmail.com
Denis V. Dunas

Senior Researcher, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: dunas.denis@smi.msu.ru
Anna N. Gureeva

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: gureevaan@gmail.com

Section: Theory of Journalism and Media

This article is performed during the first phase of the interdepartmental research project «Analysis and modelling of news lifecycle on social media (Facebook, VKontakte)» by a group of authors. Researchers formulate the hypothesis on the change of the structure, influence forces, and lifecycle of news in the digital era. The issue of the transformation of a theoretical understanding of the news as a key product and as a central concept of the classical theory of journalism in the digital age is actualized.

Keywords: news, news lifecycle, agenda setting, journalism theory