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This book examines the challenges and pressures liberal journalists face in Putin's Russia. It presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative study, which included ethnographic observations of editorial meetings during the conflict in Ukraine. It also provides a theoretical framework for evaluating the Russian media system and a historical overview of the development of liberal media in the country. The book focuses on some of Russia’s most influential liberal national news outlets: ""the deadliest"" newspaper Novaya Gazeta, ""Russia’s last independent radio station"" Radio Echo of Moscow (Ekho Moskvy) and US Congress-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The fieldwork included ethnographic observations of editorial meetings, long interviews with editors and journalists as well as documentary analysis. The monograph makes theoretical contributions to three main areas: 1. Media systems and terms of reference. 2. Journalism: cultures, role conceptions, and relationship with power, culture and society. 3. Mediatisation of conflict and nationhood.

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Author:   Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.326kg
ISBN:  

9780367592004

ISBN 10:   0367592002
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   14 August 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction 1. The Mass Media in Putin’s Russia 2. Conceptualizing Russian Media and Journalism: A Theoretical Framework 3. Russia’s Deadliest Newspaper: The History of Novaya Gazeta 4. Novaya Gazeta Today: Practices, Challenges and Role Perceptions 5. Russia’s ""Last Independent Radio"": The History of Radio Ekho Moskvy 6. Radio Ekho Moskvy Today: Challenges, Practices and Role Perceptions 7. From Behind the Iron Curtain: Brief History of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 8. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Today: Challenges, Practices and Role Perceptions Conclusion: Handcuffed but Free: Russia’s Liberal Media"

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Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova is a Senior Lecturer in Communications and Media Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK. She is the author of Global Journalism: An Introduction (with Michael Bromley, 2018).

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