The legality of the governmental control of Russian media and its effect on media business

2019

This paper is intended to provide an analytical understanding of how the state policy and legislation in Russia influences the media business. The importance of the research is determined by the actuality of the problem due to its influence on the societal well-being in Russia and the need to evaluate the prospects for the future development of the industry. The work is divided into three parts: (1) The analysis of the statutory law that regulates the main activities of the media outlet; (2) The analysis of the media landscape in Russia and determining the scope of the governmental interference; (3) The analysis of the main problems in the media industry in Russia that were identified. The …