Astra Salvensis (Jul 2019)

THE SPECIFIC OF THE INTERPRETATION OF TRAGEDY OVER SINAY (OCTOBER 31, 2015) AS A FOCUS OF INFORMATION ATTENTION OF THE ,,VKONTAKTE” SOCIAL NETWORK

  • Viktor V. Barabash ,
  • Aleksandra S. Bobryshova,
  • Olga I. Lepilkina,
  • Irina S. Karabulatova

Journal volume & issue
Vol. V, no. 11
pp. 289 – 310

Abstract

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The article uses a broad material to analyze the reaction of the ,,VKontakte” social network users to the crash of a Russian aircraft over the Sinai Peninsula on October 31, 2015, later recognized as a terrorist act. It presents the results of a study of the content of groups, different in thematic focus and geolocation. A conclusion is made about the dissemination of memorial information. The orientation of discussions and the specifics of trolling are revealed, using the example of particular communities. The process of interpreting the tragic event in social networks is complicated by the fact that the social subject needs to interpret the tragedy both from the standpoint of the objectivity of the presentation of the material presented and the way in which it is presented. The explorer-interpreter must have a sufficiently wide information experience in order to distinguish the objective moments of the tragedy from the subjective position of the author who compiled it. At the same time, the degree of adequacy of the interpretation will manifest itself in the process of the activity of the interpreting social subject. So, the Islamic state is a religious group with its artificially selected doctrine, in which faith takes the leading place. Religious installations of political scientists of Islamic State are based on the fact that the fighters of the Islamic State are approaching the coming end of the world. Technologies replace other forms of organization of work and activities, because when performing standard procedures, they guarantee the receipt of the planned result.

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