Trends in Federal Online Media Covering Archaeologogical Events of the Palaeometal Era in Russia and Worldwide

Popular mentality has formed the modern image of archaeology mainly due to online media. This trend started at the end of the 19^th – 20^th centuries, when archaeology became part and parcel of news reporting. However, presently some new features are becoming ev­ident. Firstly, it is more rapid spread of information on archaeological findings and the re­sults of archaeological research. Secondly, the apparently “technical” style of presenting ar­chaeological information, which is meant mainly for the young. These processes are also accompanied with kind of biased broadcasting and certain amateurishness. A present-day assessment of online media allows us to compare the reality and a somewhat misrepresented picture created by media through spreading biased information on archaeological achieve­ments in Russia and abroad.