News in the Russian Internet: The Growing Indifference of a Closing Society

Author(s): Ekaterina Lapina-Kratasyuk
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 69
Pages: 12-14
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2009

Although Russian news sources often are limited to presentations of the official perspective, many Russian young people, and even editors and journalists are not seeking out alternative points of view on the Internet. The way most Russians use the Internet reflects their lack of interest in political topics. Instead, they prefer to go online as a way of connecting with friends and finding out information from them.

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