Press Control and Propaganda in Putin's Russia

Press Control and Propaganda in Putin's Russia

Even as speculation continues about whether Russia’s recent foreign policy behaviour will result in a return to conflict in Europe, a war of words is already ongoing in Russia itself and it is one that seems to be increasing Vladimir Putin’s popularity and, by extension, decreasing popular support for the West. Evidently this is a cause for concern, as signalled by the recent EU decision to include the Kremlin-friendly television journalist, Dmitri Kiselyov, on the list of individuals sanctioned as a result of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The EU is not alone in recognising that the Kremlin has significantly ramped up its propaganda activity since Putin’s return to the presidency in May 2012. Propaganda campaigns rarely brook opposition; thus Russia’s media have experienced an increase in repressive measures, culminating in a March 2014 letter from the Committee to Protect Journalists to Putin exposing repressions and asking for their reversal.

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