POL354H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Novaya Gazeta, Gazprom-Media, Anna Politkovskaya
Document Summary
Putin met with berezovskiy and told him he had to leave russia. Owner of ntv had a massive loan from gazprom (state owned company) Gazprom pressures ntv to pay back loan --> can"t, gazprom takes over ntv. High profits (from 200 mln usd in 2000 to 5bln usd in 2008) Direct censorship is rare, state introduces general guidelines. More journalists died per year in the 90s - decreased since. Administrative charges for showing disrespect to authorities (2019) Leonid parfenov (fired from ntv in 2004) restarts show in 2019 on youtube. State controls directly or indirectly the major tv channels - the main source of information. Civil society is weak, but growing and becoming more active. State does not only repress but also coopts civil society. No feminine word endings for high profile positions. Similar support for feminism between men and women. Soviet union more advanced in gender relations than many western counties, especially int eh early soviet era.
