Forms of interaction between state authorities and mass media

This article examines the forms of interaction between the authorities and the mass media, traditional and new. The problematic aspects of the interaction between the authorities and the mass media, in particular the nature of the relations that develop between them and the forms of interaction used, are not fully covered in modern publications, researchers, as a rule, limit themselves to fixing the current state of affairs, without delving into the problematic aspects and not offering directions for development.