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The Last Frontier: Regulating Independent Media ...
Russian dissidents have used the Internet to organize protests and to speak out against corrupt officials and unjust practices. Putin has termed the Internet a “CIA project” and recognizes the power it gives to his opponents. The Kremlin is taking calculated steps to decrease the reach of indepe... |
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The Domestic Scene of Russian Media: TV is King
The Russian government has depended heavily on the state media to mobilize necessary domestic support in the wake of its seizure of the Crimean peninsula earlier this year. With the number of independent media sources in Russia shrinking and the state-owned broadcasting networks expanding their reac... |
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Russian Media’s Lost Independence
Hello everyone! I am Julianna Jerosch, the CIMA Intern this summer. I am a student at University of Wisconsin-Madison studying political science, economics, and Russian. In August, I am heading to St. Petersburg to study Russian language and culture intensively for a year. Over the next few weeks, I... |
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Also Under Siege in Ukraine: The Media
Gauging Media’s Role in Ukraine’s Transition With the crisis in Ukraine still at full boil, it may seem an odd time to start thinking about problems in its media sector. But a closer look at this crisis puts media front and center. And when it comes to reflecting about what the internati... |
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Q&A: Exiled Journalist and CIMA Author Davi...
David Satter, a former Financial Times journalist and author, achieved another distinction a few weeks ago. He was living in Moscow and working for Radio Liberty when he suddenly found himself under intense scrutiny: His visa was revoked by Russian authorities, and he was banned from the country. As... |