As part of the “optimization” of municipal newspapers, the authorities of the Moscow Region decided to close editorial offices and reduce their staff, and then hire freelancers from different cities to work on the regional publication Podmoskovye Segodnya. This follows from the transcript of the meeting of directors of Moscow region news agencies, which is at the disposal of Mediazona. cite__image» alt=»1″ />Refined reports and cloying news. The authorities of the Moscow region will close the editorial offices of all municipal newspapers and dismiss their employees
During the meeting, the deputy minister of information and social communications of the region (MISK) Kristina Dyukova noted that the billion rubles allocated to 57 municipal newspapers is «too much.» and quote.
Some journalists from newspapers that plan to close may be offered jobs at the Stringer project and the Podmoskovye publishing house. At the same time, the administrative and managerial staff will almost completely fall under the reduction. “Many of you are now in the stage of rejection, criticism of all our actions. I would not like to force someone, again to convince us to look for those who will replace you. It's not a problem. There are no irreplaceable ones, ”added Dyukova. Employees of municipal newspapers sent an appeal to several publications, in which they suggested that about 800 people would be fired.
They are sure that «optimization» is another way for management to appropriate budget funds, and not an attempt to save money. In addition, journalists are worried that the publications will turn into «the same, carbon copy,» battle sheets «» no local agenda. However, according to Ela Znamenskaya, editor of the independent newspaper Zhukovskie Vesti near Moscow, newspapers have long ceased to talk about city problems, and «just praised the governor» of the region Andrei Vorobyov.
Interlocutors of «Mediazona» noted that the process of merging municipal newspapers began earlier and did not come as a surprise. At the same time, journalists do not consider such a process to be correct, since the management of publications is often more informed about the events and problems of one city. In addition, in the stream of articles about events in several cities, districts or the whole region, publications of interest to residents may be lost, for example, the schedule for turning off hot water or announcements of meetings between the authorities and local residents.
As stated in the «Union of Journalists of the Moscow Region» , the editorial offices of regional newspapers are an institution of civil society, the liquidation of which may harm the right of local residents to participate in the formation of the local agenda. “This significantly increases the risks of disintegration of society, because local editorial offices are a platform for dialogue between the authorities, the media and society,” the association added. » class=»mz-publish-context-cite__image» alt=»1″ /> Harmful radiation. Who gets headaches from the independent Krasnoyarsk television channel TVK