Television and Presidential Power in Putin's Russia

ISBN-13: 9780415561822 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 300 str.

Tina Burrett

Opis

This text analyses the relationship between Russian television and the presidency during the tenure of President Putin. It argues that the conflicts within Russia's political and economic elites, and President Putin's attempts to rebuild Russia after the Yeltsin years are the most significant causes of changes in Russian media.

Spis treści

1. Covering the President: An Introduction  2. Television and the 2000 Presidential Election  3. Elite Conflict and the End of Independent Television  4. Controlling the News Agenda  5. National Television and the 2003 State Duma Election: Coverage of the Candidates, Corruption and Khodorkovsky  6. Securing the System and a Second Term: Television Coverage 2004 Russian Presidential Election  7. Television in Putin’s Second Term 

O autorze

Tina Burrett isAssistant Professor of International Relations at Temple University in Tokyo, Japan.