‘Our readership is smarter than the Kremlin thinks’: Meduza talks to the chief editors of blacklisted Russian media outlets about their plans for the future

The Russian authorities' unprecedented attack on independent journalism is continuing apace. Since April 2021, seven media outlets and 20 individual journalists have been declared "foreign agents." Another investigative publication was deemed an "undesirable organization." Meduza asked the editors-in-chief of six blacklisted media outlets to respond to the same set of questions about how they're coping with the crackdown. Though their answers varied, they all agreed they can't count on the authorities easing up. As it turns out, all of these top editors are proceeding from the assumption that producing honest journalism in Russia will only get more and more difficult. But this also means that their reporting will be increasingly in demand. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/09/01/our-readership-is-smarter-than-the-kremlin-thinks