title: Features of publicizing of ecological disaster in the Armyansk in 2018 in Russian and Ukrainian media
abstract: During natural and other types of disasters, our society has an acute need of reliable information which will reveal the essence of the threat in a timely manner, relieve panic tensions and mobilise society for survival in diffi cult conditions. In such conditions the mass media are called upon to play an informative role - their main goal is to reduce the level of uncertainty. However, often in extreme situations, the media become sources of false and biased information submitted out of time. A
journal: RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism