WHO CONTROLS THE MEDIA AND PEOPLE’S MEDIA CONSUMPTION?
WHO CONTROLS THE MEDIA AND PEOPLE’S MEDIA CONSUMPTION?

Author(s): Nadine Gogu
Subject(s): Politics, Psychology, Media studies, Geography, Regional studies, Communication studies, Government/Political systems, Evaluation research
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Moldova; Russia; media; communication; information; control; media consumption;
Summary/Abstract: This chapter describes who or what controls the media and media consumption. The analysis emphasizes the importance of the power to control what Moldovans read, see, hear, and experience. Russian media is seen as more trustworthy then Moldovan media. The fact that much of the media is linked to the local political and business elite, most often to Vladimir Plahotniuc, but also to Chiril Luchinschi, Vlad Filat, Vadim Ciubara, Victor Țopa, Dan Lozovan, Dumitru Țîra, and Ilan Shor among others, does not help the situation. Television is still seen as relatively reliable, as it is the third most trusted source of socio-political information.

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