London and New York, Routledge, 2006. xv + 271 pp.
This book explores "news production" in Russia, examining the various agents who "make" the news, and discussing the fierce struggle among the various agents of power involved, including news producers themselves. Drawing on existing theories and scholarship, the book provides a wealth of detail on the actual daily practices of news production in Russia, arguing that power relations in news making are not just exteal intrusions into the pure process of the reflection of reality, but showing how the interaction of variously motivated agents is an intrinsic part of the news production process.
Contents
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Theories, methods and historical context
Catching the wind: theoretical approach to the study
Russian media system: historical background
Agents of power
State agents
State and non-state agents of violence
Owners
Advertisers
Sources of information
Rank-and-file joualists
Center and periphery of power: media top managers as power mediators
Special studies
Regional media landscapes: diversity of power configurations
The story of Peterburg – 5 Kanal
The story of NTV
Change in the coverage of the Chechen wars
Conclusion
This book explores "news production" in Russia, examining the various agents who "make" the news, and discussing the fierce struggle among the various agents of power involved, including news producers themselves. Drawing on existing theories and scholarship, the book provides a wealth of detail on the actual daily practices of news production in Russia, arguing that power relations in news making are not just exteal intrusions into the pure process of the reflection of reality, but showing how the interaction of variously motivated agents is an intrinsic part of the news production process.
Contents
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Theories, methods and historical context
Catching the wind: theoretical approach to the study
Russian media system: historical background
Agents of power
State agents
State and non-state agents of violence
Owners
Advertisers
Sources of information
Rank-and-file joualists
Center and periphery of power: media top managers as power mediators
Special studies
Regional media landscapes: diversity of power configurations
The story of Peterburg – 5 Kanal
The story of NTV
Change in the coverage of the Chechen wars
Conclusion