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PRINT MEDIA OF NAVOI REGION AS A HISTORICAL SOURCE DURING THE YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE: THE CASE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PROCESSES

print mass media, regional press, historical source, content analysis, socio-economic processes, cultural processes, media evolution, Navoi region.

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This article examines the reflection of socio-economic and cultural processes in the print media of Navoi region during the years
of independence as a historical source using content analysis. Materials from regional newspapers were analyzed. The findings
reveal three stages of media evolution: transformational explanation, institutional stability, and critical activity. The study
demonstrates that regional print media serve as important written historical sources for studying the independence period.