Историко-краеведческая тема в интернет-изданиях (на примере материалов "Томского обзора", 2018–2020 гг.)

Abstract

The article deals with the specifics of the coverage of the historical and local history topic in online publications using the materials of Tomskiy Obzor as an example. The thematic diversity of materials, historical periods covered, genre picture, work with information sources are analyzed. The media are one of the main channels for broadcasting historical knowledge to a mass audience. Historical materials on the federal agenda often take on a journalistic tinge and serve to express a position within the framework of socio-political speeches. In the regions, local history materials are also gaining more and more popularity – many online publications start special sections, and publications covering the historical past often become the most read. The aim of this study is to identify the specifics of the coverage of historical and local history topics in online publications. The material for the study is 178 local history texts of Tomskiy Obzor published in 2018–2020. The work uses methods of genre research, genre analysis, and content analysis. The study concludes that in 2018–2020 Tomskiy Obzor’s local history materials focused mainly on pre-revolutionary history. Despite the prevalence of a neutral position in relation to historical events, the materials created a certain stable and contradictory image of the historical past. The materials of the publication covered both the tourist side of history, characteristic of the media, with architecture, industrial development, enterprises, patrons and merchants, and the secret life of the city, showing robberies, everyday life with pubs, prostitution, and domestic violence. Another conclusion is that local history materials are often full-fledged historical studies with many welldeveloped historical sources, which ensures their exclusivity. It is through the study of a large number of documentary sources that the functions of local history materials are formed: most of the texts are aimed at the audience’s cognitive interest. Despite the prevalence of information journalism genres, a large number of photojournalism genres appear in online publications. There are also analytical and literary journalistic materials on historical and local history topics. The key difference between online publications is the emergence of modern multimedia genre forms, in particular longreads, which are characterized by a deep study of the covered topic, as well as experimental formats.