Mass media and Zelensky: several questions, but no clear answers

“The part of Zelensky’s interview in “RBK-Ukraine” made me wonder a lot. Let me cite him: “mass media have to be to the maximum free. …I would dream the press to be economically, commercially independent. In order one could not pay for it, neither articles, nor editions and programs on TV. We think about it. […]

Opposition platform, Zelensky and Poroshenko leaders of political jeansa – IMI survey

The “Opposition platform –For life” goes on leading as to quantity of stories with signs of paid-for in web-based editions: one third from all materials with signs of paid-for was in favour of this politica force. In favour of Volodymyr Zelensky and Petro Poroshenko our experts identified 27% and 10% of stories with attributes of […]

Media movement calls Zelensky to hold press conference before April 18th

The representatives of several mass media and media institutions have made public an open letter addressed to the candidate for the presidency Volodymyr Zelensky, appealing him to hold a press conference no later than April 18th (before the day of debate). Earlier, the candidate communicated mostly by means of videos through his Instagram and YouTube […]

44% of jeansa amid stories in regional media on presidential contenders – IMI’s survey

More than one third of stories (37%) in the regional mass media on the candidates for the presidency had signs of paid-for stories, another 7% of stories had signs of counter-propaganda and smear campaign. These are the results of survey conducted by the Institute of mass Information in 10 regions of Ukraine through March this […]