Transformation of News Content in Wartime on the Example of the "United News" Telethon

The purpose of the research is to investigate the transformation processes of news content in the context of war on the example of the United News telethon. To analyze what updates Ukrainian television has undergone since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war. To determine what changes have taken place in the program content of broadcasting. To prove the importance of the telethon in the life of society, to study documentary television and what changes it has undergone in the military aspect. The research methodology is to apply the following methods, namely: theoretical – analysis of television stories, information sources, the impact of the information occasion on the quality of television material; analysis – analysis of the television airtime; synthesis – analysis of information sources, determination of the interdependence of structural components that form the news; empirical – systematization of own experience, generalization of the role of the joint marathon in covering key events, heroes and changes in documentary television during the war. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the author analyzes the constituent elements of coverage of real events of the war, analyzes the portrayal of the heroes of the Russian-Ukrainian war, studies the coverage of documentaries in the modern national information space, focuses on the truthfulness of information, as well as the distortion of certain facts or events. The stories of war heroes are used to highlight the stories that are not fictional and took place in reality. Conclusions. The article analyzes the updates in news broadcasting since the beginning of the full-scale war, identifies the main changes in program content and their impact on the viewer. The analysis of television stories is carried out. The importance of the marathon in the everyday life of citizens is proved. The interdependence of the structural components that form the news is determined. The changes that have taken place in documentary cinema in the military aspect are studied. The features of conveying the truthfulness of information about events and the transparency of some facts are also studied. Non-fictional stories that have become key in this war are published.