Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Российская газета) is a newspaper owned and published by the Government of Russia, serving as its official gazette. Besides news, the newspaper hosts all official legal documents and statements of the Russian government. It appeared in 1990 and has since grown into one of the largest Russian newspapers by circulation.
Media assets
Publishing: Rossiyskaya Gazeta
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Rossiyskaya Gazeta is fully owned by the government of Russia, according to Russian media experts interviewed for this report.
Source of funding and budget
Rossiyskaya Gazeta is financed through a combination of advertising revenues and state subsidies. Russian media experts say that it is sure that the state contribution accounts for more than 50% of the newspaper’s expenditure.
Editorial independence
The mission of Rossiyskaya Gazeta is to host information that the Russian government wants to present to the Russian public, hence, their coverage is meant to promote the policies of the government.
No domestic statute and no mechanism of independent assessment or oversight to validate Rossiyskaya Gazeta’s editorial independence have been identified.
October 2023