Publication

The two articles in this edition of the RAD focus on the relative health of the Russian media. The first piece considers how and why the Kremlin continues to allow a number of independent, small-scale and niche-centered publications to operate, despite its wider crackdown on the country's media. The second article then explores how the Putin administration makes sure media outlets toe a pro-Kremlin line without overtly coercing them. Finally, the edition provides a collection of reports and polls on the consumption, quality and trustworthiness of media reporting in Russia.