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State Support for Mass Media
State support for the mass media refers to a set of organizational, technical, legal, economic and other measures established by the state in order to ensure citizens' rights to receive objective information, freedom of speech, as well as to ensure the independence of the mass media1.
Federal Law No. 191-FZ of December 1, 1995 "On State Support for the Mass Media and Book Publishing in the Russian Federation" dated December 1, 1995, amended on December 1, 1995, Article 1 // RSZ RF. 1995. No. 49. Art. 4698. ↩