Актуальные тенденции развития интернет-журналистики

Actual trends in the development of internet journalism

This article is devoted to such a phenomenon of the modern era as Internet journalism, which is a type of digital journalism of innovative type, the formation of which began in the late 20th century with the development and spread of the Internet. The purpose of the article is to make a brief excursion into the history of Internet journalism, to consider the features of Internet media and identify their advantages over traditional media. Research methods: historical method, comparative method, method of analytical analysis. The results of the study show that Internet journalism as a separate type of information activity has prospects for further development. The author of the article concludes that the phenomenon of Internet journalism has changed the approach to the profession of journalist. Now any user who has no special education, but who creates interesting and fascinating content, can become a journalist.