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The present study deals with the concept of multimedia, discussed in the context of convergence, which appears to be a mass communications trend. The purpose of the article is to consider the specifics of convergence in terms of merging information channels and platforms for placing a multimedia product, as well as to review the issues of the interrelation between the verbal and non-verbal aspects of communication. The author convincingly indicates that multimedia is a key characteristic of the media convergence, ...

The relevance of the study is determined by the necessity to consider the specifics of the visual components functioning of media content of the leading social and political media, presented in major social networks. The empirical study base (the research is supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project No. 18-18-00007) is the content of Meduza media for the period from the 30th of April, 2018 to the 6th of May, 2018. The total amount is more than 240 units. The results of the study are provided in the arti...

The purpose of this article is to consider the visual image as the basis of the modern paradigm of thinking, to reveal its functions and essential specifics as the most important tool for reflecting the reality, to reveal the role of the image in modern society and culture and its links with the technosphere. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research comprises of the works of representatives of various branches of humanitarian knowledge (philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and others) devoted to th...