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Shrinking Niches for Independent Journalism: The Case of Vedomosti
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Abstract In Summer 2020 all leading editorial staff of the business newspaper Vedomosti resigned in protest over theappointment of a new editor-in-chief after the alleged interference of its main creditor, Rosneftbank. In thisarticle, I summarize the chain of events that led to the mass walkout and highlight... view more
In Summer 2020 all leading editorial staff of the business newspaper Vedomosti resigned in protest over theappointment of a new editor-in-chief after the alleged interference of its main creditor, Rosneftbank. In thisarticle, I summarize the chain of events that led to the mass walkout and highlight the context in which ittook place. What happened at Vedomosti is one incident in a line of similar ones in a changing media landscape,in which niches for independent reporting are shrinking and journalists have to compromise, adapt,or find new outlets for their reporting.... view less
Classification
Communicator Research, Journalism
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Free Keywords
Russia; media policy; censorship; investigative journalism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 8-11
Journal
Russian Analytical Digest (2020) 258
Issue topic
Media Capture
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000450633
ISSN
1863-0421
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0