News media and power in Russia / Olessia Koltsova.

Author/creator Koltsova, Olessia, 1973-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Descriptionxv, 271 pages ; 24 cm.
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SeriesBASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies ; 24
BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies 24. ^A691486
Contents Catching the wind : theoretical approach to the study -- Russian media system : historical background -- State agents -- State and non-state agents of violence -- Owners -- Advertisers -- Sources of information -- Rank-and-file journalists -- Center and periphery of power : media top managers as power mediators -- Regional media landscapes : diversity of power configurations -- The story of Peterburg--5 Kanal -- The story of NTV -- Change in the coverage of the Chechen wars.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [252]-264) and index.
LCCN 2005004703
ISBN0415345154
ISBN0203536975 (ebk)
ISBN9780415345156
ISBN9780203536971