Censorship in contemporary Russian journalism in the age of the war against terrorism: A historical perspective

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-211

  Simons, Greg ^a   Strovsky, Dmitry ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Censorship; Journalism; President Putin; Russian media; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748084065     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: 14603705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323105064045     Document Type: Review

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