Russia is on the 153rd place due to the level of freedom of speech. According to the rate chart prepared by “Reporters without Borders” Russia held 141st place last year. It should be noted that the rate chart on the state of freedom of speech in the world countries is prepared by this organization every year. The main reason of Russia’s going down for 12 steps is the killing of journalist and law defenders....

Information Center of USA, the financial news agency “Bloomberg” bought the magazine “Business Week” belonging to the publishing group “McGraw Hill”. According to the information of “The Guild of Periodical Press Publishers”, first of all “Bloomberg” committed to pay cash 5 million dollars and also above 10 million dollars in case of staff reduction of the magazine....

From the 1st November of 2009 the test review of the new popular-scientific channel “My planet” will be broadcated by WholeRussia State Television and Radio Company. The Vice-president of the Company Dmitry Mednikov informed about this. According to him, 10 million dollars were spended to the new project. It is expected to have the number of the viewers up to 15 million persons....

A round table on theme “reasons for professionalism problem in mass media” will be held organized by Azerbaijan Free Speech Foundation in a conference hall of Caspian Plaza Business Center at 12:00pm on 27 October. According to the Foundation’s information, it is intended to discuss widely analogous problem with participation of specialists at the event. Along with experts, lawyers, leaders of mass media capable to directly assist to settlement of specialty problem in the mass media are invited to the round table....