HEADLINES
Soviet president Gorbachev and Duma lawmaker Lebedev acquire 49% in Novaya Gazeta
Prime-TASS (Moscow), June 7, 2006
More National Bolsheviks detained at World Newspaper Congress
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Media freedom protest staged in downtown Moscow
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Soviet president Gorbachev and Duma lawmaker Lebedev acquire 49% in Novaya Gazeta
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Gorbachev challenges Russia criticism on speech freedom
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Gorbachev, TV presenter Pozner write to Putin, push for powerful independent public TV network
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Gorbachev bashes U.S. for its Europe, NIS policies
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Russia will not slip back to totalitarianism - Gorbachev
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Gorbachev assumes responsibility for failure to resist Yeltsin
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Sales of media assets by Russian monopolies are possible soon - head of Press Federal Agency
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
World Newspaper Congress should encourage unbiased Russia coverage - head of Press Federal Agency
Interfax (Moscow), June 7, 2006
No free speech problem in Russia today - Gorbachev
ITAR-TASS (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Gorbachev vows to make Novaya Gazeta daily and “convincing”
ITAR-TASS (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Moscow press summit adds to Russia understanding – WAN head
ITAR-TASS (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Global newspaper industry needs reform – experts
RIA Novosti (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Gorbachev calls U.S. Europe, NIS policies improper
RIA Novosti (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Gorbachev buys newspaper stake, pledges no policy influence
RIA Novosti (Moscow), June 7, 2006
World press forum ends in Moscow
RIA Novosti (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Russian monopolies might have to sell off media assets soon - head of Press Federal Agency
RIA Novosti (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Moscow World Newspaper Congress gave foreign reporters new Russia insight - head of Press Federal Agency
RIA Novosti (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Protesters downtown Moscow gag themselves with dollar bills
News agency Novy Region (Yekaterinburg), June 7, 2006
Scoreboard
Zavtra (Moscow), June 7, 2006
Speech freedom can’t be achieved in three days – WAN chief executive
Izvestia (Moscow), June 8, 2006
Protesters downtown Moscow mourn speech freedom
Kommersant (Moscow), June 8, 2006
Flash mob Russian style
Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Moscow), June 8, 2006
WAN president criticizes Russian leader
Novaya Gazeta (Moscow), June 8, 2006
“No such orders” – Opposition try to prove Russia is censored. Police do not interfere
Novye Izvestia (Moscow), June 8, 2006
Bleak prospects for online media vs. press – 1.1 billion people prefer printed newspapers
Rossia (Moscow), June 8, 2006
Has press forum awakened the Sleeping Beauty?
Sovetskaya Rossia (Moscow), June 8, 2006
See you soon at Poklonnaya!
Tverskaya 13 (Moscow), June 8, 2006
Russia and beyond this week
Volga (Astrakhan), June 7, 2006
