Media of Russia

A protester walks away from a door with smoke in front of it.

A hybrid hunt for criminal journalists: How federal censors monitor and punish Russia’s mass media

Conflict & Justice

In response to the arrest of journalist Ivan Golunov, investigative news outlet Meduza has opened access to his reports. This is Golunov’s 2017 report on the sophistication of Russia’s system of criminalizing journalism and what this could mean for the future of media within the country.

A woman works at a news-stand in the Moscow metro.

The Moscow News that we knew is going away

Global Politics
Police vans in line for a March for Peace in Moscow.

It’s getting harder to find independent media in Russia

Global Politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin

This state-run news agency was not hardline enough for Vladimir Putin

Arts, Culture & Media