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Media System In Russia

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Media System of Russia
Russia which is located in northeastern Europe and northern Asia is now comparatively a stable country after facing the economic instability for long period of time [1] .Vladimir Putin came in to power in 2000 and played a great role in evolution of the media system which was present in early times. To increase stability and security of society he transformed the system from polycentric(having many centers) to monocentric and he worked for elimination of all alternative political forces thus establishing the control over government, judiciary and media system for the steadiness of the new reign. The media system of Russia is quiet diverse now.
Media Dimensions
Structure of Media Market:
In Russia in total there are …show more content…

The foundation of the TV market consists of 19 federal channels which are available to more than 50% of population. [4]

Political Parallelism:
As this dimension focuses on the connection of media and the political parties. In Russia all media set is owned by the communist party. In Russia there is high political pluralism as it has much in common with the Southern European Countries which are described under Polarized Pluralist Model. There is high level of external pluralism (i.e. covering different opinions and dimensions within one media branches e.g. press system) in Russia like South European countries and acts as a promoter of political ideologies [6]. There is high influence of political system on the public broadcasting system.

Professionalization :
In every profession some code of ethics are important in order to professionally adhere to the duties and are needed to be followed and professionalization .They should have ability to provide unbiased and exact information. Degree of autonomy should be kept in mind in this regard. Professionalization includes orientation of public for the journalists so professionalization in Russia is low according to the professional …show more content…

The state controls the media body and their doings by different regulating bodies and the legislation related to media.

Soviet Media Theory:
Russia follows soviet totalitarian theory which comes under the umbrella of normative theories.
According to this theory the authority takes the control over media and communication for the proper functioning of the working classes and their interests.

[6].http://books.google.com.pk/books?id=xO3pfMvVyhwC&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=what+is+the+Political+Parallelism+in+russia&source=bl&ots=2liecHoibZ&sig=N35oQLcObs1oX_qA1k4q5KBGA4E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XNQeVOH8O8fcaNSfgcgC&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=what%20is%20the%20Political%20Parallelism%20in%20russia&f=false

5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Russia

[4] http://www.interpretermag.com/a-brief-history-of-the-russian-media/

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