Газеты в системе медиакоммуникации городов-миллионников. Контент-аналитическое исследование

In the article the media structure of Russian cities with over one million people is analyzed. Special attention is paid to the content analysis of city newspapers. The study was carried out in correlation between particularities and development conditions of megacities and media system. Statistics on the composition of population, economic, environmental, industrial, transport and other infrastructure indicators were taken in account. The research concept was based on modern approaches to urbanism and sociology of the city, taken as a complex of territorial, managerial, economic, socio-demographic and sociocultural perspectives. Informational and communicative components in the functioning of a modern city, especially a large one, were considered to be especially important. The study has analyzed the content and communicative peculiarities of city newspapers in 13 million-plus cities (excluding Moscow and St. Petersburg).The results of the study showed that the system and content structure of the press in million-plus cities corresponds to the role of megacities in the life of the country. It reflects the functional and infrastructural features of such cities, although some areas of life and problems (economic, environmental and social) are not sufficiently represented by newspapers. In general, newspapers are aimed to serve the leisure function, following the commercial paradigm of communication in general. Although there is reason to say that the structure of the content reflects not only the objective needs of the audience, but rather its interests. Newspapers tend to entertain rather than draw attention to solving important problems. At the same time, the possibilities of professional journalism, which has significant resources not only to keep readers' attention, but to maintain a high level of urban communication, solve urgent problems of the population and the primary tasks, megacities are facing as drivers in the implementation of national projects, are underestimated.В статье анализируется медиаструктура российских городов-миллионников. Отдельное внимание уделяется контент-анализу содержания городских газет. Изучение медиасистемы с углубленным исследованием печатных изданий и их контента проводилось в соотнесенности с реальными особенностями и условиями развития мегаполисов, а именно с учетом статистических данных о составе населения, экономических, экологических, производственных, транспортных и других инфраструктурных показателях. Концепция исследования базировалась на современных подходах, свойственных урбанистике и социологии города, в рамках которых он рассматривается в комплексе территориально-поселенческих, управленческих, экономических, социально-демографических и социокультурных ракурсов. При этом в статье подчеркивается как особо важная информационно-коммуникационная составляющая функционирования современного города, особенно крупного. В ходе исследования были проанализированы содержание и коммуникативные особенности городских газет 13 городов-миллионников (за исключением Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга). Результаты показали, что система и содержательная структура прессы миллионников в целом соответствует специфике и роли мегаполисов в жизни страны, отражает функциональные и инфраструктурные особенности этого типа городов, хотя некоторые сферы жизни и проблемы миллионников, особенно экономические, экологические и социальные, недостаточно представлены в содержании газет. Но при этом есть основания говорить, что структура содержания отражает сферу не столько объективных потребностей аудитории, сколько ее интересов. Газеты стремятся скорее развлекать, чем привлекать внимание к решению важных насущных проблем. При этом недооцениваются возможности профессиональной журналистики у которой есть значительные ресурсы не только удерживать внимание читателей, но также поддерживать высокий уровень городской коммуникации, решать актуальные проблемы населения и первостепенные задачи, стоящие сегодня перед мегаполисами как драйверами в реализации национальных проектов

Midinfrared Surface Waves on a High Aspect Ratio Nanotrench Platform

Optical surface waves, highly localized modes bound to the surface of media, enable manipulation of light at nanoscale, thus impacting a wide range of areas in nanoscience. By applying metamaterials, artificially designed optical materials, as contacting media at the interface, we can significantly ameliorate surface wave propagation and even generate new types of waves. Here, we demonstrate that high aspect ratio (1:20) grating structures with plasmonic lamellas in deep nanoscale trenches, whose pitch is 1/10–1/35 of a wavelength, function as a versatile platform supporting both surface and guided bulk infrared waves. The surface waves exhibit a unique combination of properties: directionality, broadband existence (from 4 μm to at least 14 μm and beyond) and high localization, making them an attractive tool for effective control of light in an extended range of infrared frequencies

Newspapers in the media-communication system of million cities. Content analytical study

In the article the media structure of Russian cities with over one million people is analyzed. Special attention is paid to the content analysis of city newspapers. The study was carried out in correlation between particularities and development conditions of megacities and media system. Statistics on the composition of population, economic, environmental, industrial, transport and other infrastructure indicators were taken in account. The research concept was based on modern approaches to urbanism and sociology of the city, taken as a complex of territorial, managerial, economic, socio-demographic and sociocultural perspectives. Informational and communicative components in the functioning of a modern city, especially a large one, were considered to be especially important. The study has analyzed the content and communicative peculiarities of city newspapers in 13 million-plus cities (excluding Moscow and St. Petersburg).The results of the study showed that the system and content structure of the press in million-plus cities corresponds to the role of megacities in the life of the country. It reflects the functional and infrastructural features of such cities, although some areas of life and problems (economic, environmental and social) are not sufficiently represented by newspapers. In general, newspapers are aimed to serve the leisure function, following the commercial paradigm of communication in general. Although there is reason to say that the structure of the content reflects not only the objective needs of the audience, but rather its interests. Newspapers tend to entertain rather than draw attention to solving important problems. At the same time, the possibilities of professional journalism, which has significant resources not only to keep readers' attention, but to maintain a high level of urban communication, solve urgent problems of the population and the primary tasks, megacities are facing as drivers in the implementation of national projects, are underestimated