Telegram channels as sources of information for traditional media on the example of “Interfax” news agency

in this paper, the authors present the results of their research on the interaction between traditional media, represented by the Interfax news agency, and new and social media, represented by Telegram channels for the period from 2019 to 2024. This interaction consists in the fact that the media in their materials refer to the Telegram channels as sources of information. The results of the research should support one of the statements that the authors are going to put forward for defense as part of the work on the dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Philological Sciences. In our humble opinion, the messenger Telegram has an influence on the information agenda of Russia, and the influence itself is exerted through the use of Telegram channels as sources of information for traditional media. In addition, we wanted to test the relevance of the typology we developed of how the media refer to Telegram channels as sources of information. To find empirical data we used the Yandex search engine - ya.ru. We found that Interfax refers to Telegram channels in its materials, and there is a tendency to increase the number of materials in which Telegram channels were sources of information. In addition, we confirmed the relevance of our typology of how the media refer to Telegram channels in their materials (hyperlink to a post, hyperlink to a Telegram channel, no hyperlink but with a text mention).

Telegram messenger, Telegram channels, news agency, news, news sources, “Interfax”