THE ROLE OF TELEGRAM CHANNELS IN THE COVERAGE OF THE SOCIO-POLITICAL LIFE OF THE REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN

Abstract

. The article is dedicated to a study of the role of Telegram channels in the coverage of the socio-political life of the Republic of Dagestan. The most popular channels in the republic by the level of citation are selected as the object of research. The author formulated the relevance and scientific novelty of the research, the task and objectives, practical significance. The value of the study lies in the fact that there have been no studies devoted to the analysis of the content of Dagestan Telegram channels up to this point. The article begins with a review of the works of Russian and foreign authors on social media. Features of the Telegram messenger are highlighted. The general characteristics of the channels “Ask Rasul”, “Draft”, “Molodezhka” are given. Exploring the contents of Telegram channels, a special place is given to socio-political topics. The procedure for adopting amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Dagestan is analyzed in detail. The authors pay attention to this issue, as it causes serious discussions in Dagestan society. Analyzing the content of the channels, the researchers demonstrate that an important place in the content of the channels is occupied by issues of political struggle in the republic, interethnic relations, relations with the authorities of the region. The paper highlights the specifics of the presentation of information in Telegram channels, language features.