On Some Features of Convergent and Multimedia Journalism in the Republic of Armenia

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The article deals with the features of the formation of convergent and multimedia journalism in Armenia. The outspread of the "convergent journalism" was connected with the integration processes of information and communication means (traditional forms of mass media and computer technologies), which made it possible to send information through various channels (analogue - auditory, visual, print and digital). Necessary factors for the formation of the multimedia space in addition to the parallel use of various channels of information dissemination are interactivity (the involvement of the recipient of information and interaction in the information and communication process with him) and “creative synthesis of new forms and methods of the journalist's activity in contrast to the mechanical fusion of different communication channels inherent in convergent journalism”. An overview of the Armenian media involvement in the Internet and the “synergy of multimedia” is also presented in the article.