Russia's Liberal Media

<p>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 <i>Novaya Gazeta</i> Russia’s last independent radio station <i>Radio Echo of Moscow (Ekho Moskvy</i>) and US Congress-funded <i>Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.</i> 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.</p>