KRASNOYASK, Russia (Reuters) -
Russia's
president-in-waiting Dmitry Medvedev
The 42-year-old Medvedev, currently Russia's First Deputy
Prime Minister, told journalists he went online to check news
and views at the beginning and end of each working day.
"There is news from the main channels, regional channels,
there is news from foreign channels and finally there is news
produced, so to say, on media sites which hold opposition views
against the authorities."
"They can post all their clips and all their speeches
there, generally they say unpleasant things about the
authorities," he said after a speech in the Siberian city of
Krasnoyask. "This guarantees the independence of the mass
media, in my opinion."
Most Russians receive their news and information from
television which is tightly controlled by the state.
The main newspapers are also dominated by pro-Kremlin
groups and editors, consigning Russia's marginalized opposition
media to the Internet, radio and low-circulation newspapers.
The hugely popular Russian President Vladimir Putin has
named Medvedev as his preferred successor virtually
guaranteeing him victory in a March 2 election. All opinion
polls show Medvedev far ahead of his opponents.
(Reporting by Denis Dyomkin; writing by James Kilner in
Moscow; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
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