The media and democracy in Russia
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Authors
Deppe, Kendra M.
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Clunan, Anne
Tsypkin, Mikhail
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2005-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This thesis considers the evolution of the Russian media and assesses the decrease in media freedom and its effect on Russian democracy. The Russian media has lost most of its freedom and ability to report critically over the last five years. Although there are Russian laws that are supposed to protect the freedom of the media, those have not been enforced. In addition, over the last five years a number of reforms have occurred that have removed some of those freedoms. These include laws that restrict coverage of elections, terror events and the Chechen region. The lack of freedom has resulted in the inability for the media to serve their purpose in civil society. This has contributed to civil society's lack of ability to ensure that Russia's government remains democratic. If present trends continue the future does not look good for Russian democracy or the freedom of Russia's media.
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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xii, 93 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.