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The loyal editor effect: Russian online journalism after independence

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This article investigates what effect pressure from owners – via loyal editors – had on journalistic output at the popular Russian online newspapers Lenta and Gazeta. Using novel methods to analyze a data-set of nearly 1 million articles from the period 2010–2015, this article separates the effect of a changing news agenda from new editorial priorities. Statistical tests show that changes in output coincide temporally with editorial change, and that the direction of change sees new editors move away from publication patterns associated with other independent outlets. In both Gazeta and Lenta, editorial changes were accompanied by a move away from core news areas such as domestic and international politics, toward lifestyle and human interest subjects. The loyal editor effect resulted in a 50% reduction in coverage of controversial legal proceedings, together with the business dealings of Russian elites.

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  • Rolf Fredheim, 2017. "The loyal editor effect: Russian online journalism after independence," Post-Soviet Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 34-48, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpsaxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:34-48
    DOI: 10.1080/1060586X.2016.1200797
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    3. Anastasia Kazun & Kseniia Semykina, 2018. "Presidential Elections 2018: The Struggle of Putin and Navalny for a Media Agenda," HSE Working papers WP BRP 62/PS/2018, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    4. Yevgeniy Golovchenko, 2020. "Measuring the scope of pro-Kremlin disinformation on Twitter," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 7(1), pages 1-11, December.
    5. Anastasia Kazun & Anton Kazun, 2017. "Coverage of Three Tragedies in the Russian Media: Application of the Network Agenda Model," HSE Working papers WP BRP 48/PS/2017, National Research University Higher School of Economics.

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