TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Russia’s Media Aristocracy
T2 - Evolution of Media Elites from Perestroika to Putin’s Post-Crimean Russia
AU - Schimpfossl, Elisabeth
AU - Yablokov, Ilya
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - This collection of articles deals with the history and the current state of Russia’s media elite. It defines three groups of media elites; owners of media outlets, media managers and prominent journalists. All those groups are under pressure of being agreeable to the Kremlin and pleasing their audiences with their products and output. The Kremlin’s tightened control over the media forced some media professionals out, losing their jobs or emigrating. The majority, however, have kept their positions. They are reasonably well networked and integrated into the political system and successfully employ strategies partly inherited from Soviet times. The collection of articles provides insights into the inner working of Russian media, delivering a nuanced understanding of media control, censorship and self-censorship.
AB - This collection of articles deals with the history and the current state of Russia’s media elite. It defines three groups of media elites; owners of media outlets, media managers and prominent journalists. All those groups are under pressure of being agreeable to the Kremlin and pleasing their audiences with their products and output. The Kremlin’s tightened control over the media forced some media professionals out, losing their jobs or emigrating. The majority, however, have kept their positions. They are reasonably well networked and integrated into the political system and successfully employ strategies partly inherited from Soviet times. The collection of articles provides insights into the inner working of Russian media, delivering a nuanced understanding of media control, censorship and self-censorship.
U2 - 10.1163/2451-8921-00201001
DO - 10.1163/2451-8921-00201001
M3 - Special issue
SN - 2451-8921
VL - 2
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Russian Politics
JF - Russian Politics
IS - 1
ER -