... refute charges that he's promoting regime change in Russia. In doing so, he also highlighted the embassy's unprecedented reliance on Twitter and Facebook to connect with the Russian public and fight an onslaught of negative reports in the state-run media. McFaul called foul on Russia Today over a Tuesday op-ed by analyst Igor Panarin accusing him of plotting to turn anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny into a revolutionary leader. "@M_Simonyan when we met at White House you asked me tell...

... as the Russian Internet company takes advantage of rising demand for advertising in the nation's expanding economy. The largest Russian-language Internet company, which has a stake in Facebook, was rated HSBC's "top pick" in the country's media sector, while the London-based lender initiated an "underweight" recommendation for Yandex NV, operator of Russia's most popular search engine, according to an e-mailed research report from analysts Jean Kaplan and Herve Drouet. Internet...

CTC Media, the U.S.-traded owner of Russia's fifth-largest television channel, will stem ratings losses this year by switching to locally produced series that are less expensive to air than imported shows, according to Troika...

... formed after the March election. "[There are] lots of rumors, but one says Soldatenkov will be the next minister," said the head of a Moscow-based telecoms company, who didn't want to be identified because he wasn't authorized to talk to the media. The former general manager of a leading Russian mobile operator described Soldatenkov as "a very respected professional." "He is most likely to receive a promotion — possibly even become the minister," he told The Moscow...

... history:</b></td><td><p><b>Marketing Director/ Consultant</b><br>Special Edition Hotel Management<br>• Planed marketing activities (professional events attending, direct and indirect advertising, PR) • Developed mass media relations and professional network • Managed and updated web-site, company's social media pages and blogs • Managed competitors survey & monitoring, market trends survey • Research & survey of best world practices in hospitality...

... also appeared to have a lack of trust in nongovernmental organizations, with the number of survey participants reporting they have confidence in such organizations falling from 42 percent in 2011 to 28 percent this year. Confidence in the country's media also declined to 33 percent from 37 percent last year, with a distinct shift of trust from traditional to social media, the survey said. A total of 13 percent of respondents said they trust social media like blogs and social networks, up from 12...

... details. General comments The description of new administrative offenses is similar to that previously found in the Criminal Code, except one new specialized offense was introduced: failure to prevent defamation/insult in publicly displayed work or mass media. Changes to offenders According to the new regulations there are three categories of possible offenders in defamation and insult cases — natural persons, legal entities and officials — while previously only natural persons were subject...

The media first leaked the story of the death of 15-year-old Nikita Leontyev from St. Petersburg a day after it happened on Jan. 21. The media first leaked the story of the death of 15-year-old Nikita Leontyev from St. Petersburg...

Despite withering criticism for turning a blind eye to vote-rigging allegations, Russia's top elections official mentored photographers from leading media outlets Tuesday on how to take pictures at polling stations. Despite withering criticism for turning a blind eye to vote-rigging allegations, Russia's top elections official mentored photographers from leading media outlets Tuesday...

... magazine</b><br>The publishing house Burda. The Russian branch office of the publisher's group Burda Eastern Europe. Moscow<br>• Automotive market research • Search for actual topics and news occasions to produce media content • Planning and writing reviews, news, reports (http://old.avtomir.com/news/1581/) • Taking personal interviews • Building relationships with representatives of automotive companies • Matching and handling of images...

... seeking to expand its business into instant social messaging and emulate the success of China's Weibo. London-listed Mail.ru said the new Futubra service was part of its strategy to move into microblogging, hoping to capitalize on the fast-growing social media subsector. The launch of Futubra, a Russian-language site that allows users to send short messages, videos and photos to its other users, attracted 17,000 users within the first 24 hours of its launch, RIA-Novosti reported. "We are excited...

The Moscow head of an international advertising company was found dead in his apartment following an apparent suicide, investigators said Sunday. Oleg Khripunov, the 52-year-old chief of Out There Media's Russian office, was discovered Saturday with a gunshot to his head in his home on Ulitsa Kosygina in southwestern Moscow, Interfax reported. Two rifles — a Tigr and a Saiga — were found nearby. A suicide note was also discovered, leading investigators...

ИД Sanoma Independent Media , в связи с расширением бизнеса, открывает вакансию Менеджер по продажам рекламных площадей   в деловом журнале Harvard Business Review Обязанности: - Продажа рекламных площадей в журнале; - Работа с существующей клиентской базой и поиск новых...

Several leaders of recent anti-government protests have snubbed a media award ceremony with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whose spokesman said they had missed their chance for dialogue by not turning up. Several leaders of recent anti-government protests have snubbed a media award ceremony with Prime Minister...

Some members of the Moscow intelligentsia have been working overtime to come up with rather outlandish material for the media. Some members of the Moscow intelligentsia have been working overtime to come up with rather outlandish material for the media. The radical "democratic" website Grani.ru ran a column by the legendary Joan of Arc of Russian liberalism...

All five presidential candidates will be provided an equal amount of free airtime on state-owned TV channels when campaigning in the mass media begins Feb. 4. All five presidential candidates will be provided an equal amount of free airtime on state-owned TV channels when campaigning in the mass media begins Feb. 4. Candidates will be given free airtime on channels Rossiya-1, Rossiya-24...

... economic policy. Independent elections watchdog Golos said yesterday that Putin broke electoral law by publishing the articles, which it said were part of Putin's campaign platform. By law, presidential candidates cannot start campaigning in the mass media until Feb. 4. "The prime minister within the framework of his authorities is laying out his position on current and prospective issues," elections commission member Maia Grishina said Tuesday, RIA-Novosti reported. The fact that information...

... said the letter "contains undisguised calls" to disrupt the presidential election and to forcibly overthrow the constitutional system, RIA-Novosti reported Thursday. He said the content of the letter qualifies as extremist material, which media outlets are barred from publishing by Russian law, and that United Russia would ask the State Duma communications committee to investigate the matter. The letter by Berezovsky, which was published on Ekho Moskvy's website on Sunday, accuses Prime...

Here we go again — another round of anti-Americanism from the Kremlin and state-controlled media. Blaming outside forces for Russia's woes has a long history in the country. The closer we get to the March 4 presidential election, the more intense the anti-American hysteria becomes. Here we go again — another round of anti-Americanism...

... site had the right to publish the recordings, since they informed the public about the activity of a political leader, an action Khokhlova said was defended by law. "It is our contention that Life News did not break the law. In the law 'On the Media,' it is clearly stated that the press has the right to publish such materials if, for example, we're talking about defending public interests. In this case, a journalist does not even have to receive consent," Khokhlova said. "In the telephone...