No Media Outlet Has Info Monopoly, People Participate in Creation of News

Modern media has to adopt to new realities, and even large media outlets cannot be the only sources of information as people themselves participate in the delivery of news stories, Russia's Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media Alexei Volin said, speaking at the New Era of Journalism: Farewell to Mainstream international media forum.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The international media forum is taking place in Russia's capital on June 6-7. It is hosted by the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency and is part of the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Information Bureau. Media experts from over 30 countries of the world take part in the forum.

"No media has monopoly on information, because the audience no longer thinks that media is the only source of information," Volin said, stressing that information has long been coming from various sources.

Another trend he pointed at is the desire of public to participate in the creation of information.

"The information today much depends on the way it is delivered, and the technical means of delivery," Volin said.

"Despite the diversity of players, only big media outlets can create interesting and competitive content. Small new media outlets only multiply the information, but cannot be the sources of information, " he said.