Mistrust of the media is rising in Russia with half of all Russians believing that news reports do not objectively reflect the state of the country, news agency Interfax reported.
A poll by state-founded pollster Obshtestvenoe Mnenie (Public Opinion) found that 51 percent of Russians view the country’s media, which is dominated by state-run networks and agencies, with mistrust—a 10 percent increase on 2015.
Forty-six percent of people believe that the Russian economy is worse than reported by the press. Russia has been in an economic crisis since late 2014, when a combination of low oil prices, the sanctions stand-off with …read more
Source: Newsweek
