What the Experts Say I

Being outside of the post-Soviet countries, it is rather difficult to make a review in detail the position of journalism in them due to the closed media space and the lack of uncensored information. Therefore, those rare scientific articles relating to the issue of censorship, which are published in these countries, make it possible to fully analyze the situation and based on arguments and statistics evaluate this or that event in the media.

This is the value of "Post-Soviet Perspectives on Media" by Ander Richter, which provides an overview of how journalism and media in post-Soviet countries is regulated by law. In the book, author suggests ways to create free journalism by providing access for the political opposition to public and state media. This book is recommended to read, as it can help to understand the causes of censorship in post-Soviet countries, the consequences of this, and show in detailed examples why restrictions in the media under various pretexts, such as terrorism and extremism, do not stand up to criticism.

Richter, A. (2007). Post-Soviet Perspective on Censorship and Freedom of the Media.

Link to the book: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000153744