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- ISBN: 9780415419017 | 0415419018
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/8/2009
Presenting original research from a number of well-known international specialists, this book is a detailed investigation of the development of mass media in Russia since the end of Communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union.Complementing and building upon its companion volume, Television in Putin's Russia , this book: surveys the key developments in Russian media since 1991, including the printed press, television and new media investigates the contradictions of the post-Soviet media market that have affected the development of the media sector in recent years analyzes the impact of the Putin presidency, including the ways in which the media have constructed Putin's image in order to consolidate his power and their role in securing his election victories in 2000 and 2004 considers the status and function of journalism in post-Soviet Russia, discussing the conflict between market needs and those ofcensorship, the gulf that has arisen separating journalists from their audiences, but also the pioneering and popular role of Russian investigative journalism examines the relationship between television and politics and also the role of television as entertainment appraises the increasingly important role of new media and the internet.