Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for about two hours with the journalists of independent media forum on regional and local media “truth and justice”. Head of State did not ask about the Crimea, Ukraine and external enemies. Attention shifted to the internal enemy – the local authorities. In response to complaints, the President advised not to write more about the corruption at the top, and about ordinary people.
Before the exhibition complex “Lenexpo” poster hanging on the tour of theater and circus shows. Presentation held in a separate white tent. Although regional media Media Forum, organized under the aegis of the ONF, was held in another hall, but there was something theatrical in its organization was also.
Communication with the President of the regional press (they are all winners of the media conducted ONF ) was carefully orchestrated. First, of course, asked about the documentary “The President”.
“What’s happened or did not happen – not for me to judge. But I think that some things could be different lodge. Still, the main the hero of this film was supposed to be an ordinary man, “- Putin said modestly.
Then there was a question about the May decrees that allowed the president once again utter the mantra: We are not an economic crisis, and the” complexity. ” We lost $ 160 billion in oil revenues, but we are fine. “It is obvious to those skilled that we have been the main peak load. It does not mean that we now have all popret. But in general, it is clear that there is no collapse is not and will not. For all evident that the fundamentals of the economy strong, and stability can not to be demolished “- explained Putin told reporters. Hardly anyone would argue with the fact that “obvious to all”.
Leading the word was given to journalists from different parts of the country. So the president learned of the existence of the newspaper “Antisprut” from the Krasnodar region, the newspaper “Mine!” Voronezh and “Scream TV” from Ekaterinburg. As is usually the case at a meeting with Putin, asked and asked about everything. And support for the print media and on TV commercials, and the fate of the victims of the fire in the Trans-Baikal region, and for the salvation of forests, and even on the reform of real estate activities.
The president normally replied: “I understand your problem. Above this is necessary to think. We will work. ” However, he admitted that the commercial breaks during TV viewing rare cause him “informal vocabulary.” Most encouraging was the response to Putin about the complexities of regional print media, which is suffering because of higher postal rates and the price of paper. “In general, I’d like to help you and keep the print media, and it’s so hard to compete with the electronic. But our hands on a newspaper or magazine – it is a pleasure,” – said the president.
Media Forum under the auspices of ONF has been held for the second time. Last year, Putin and journalists spoke mostly about external enemies. The president called the Kiev government “junta”, said that the Internet was invented in the CIA and advised not to use search engine Google.
At this time, about “our foreign partners,” we did not speak at all. But the leader of the meeting set the tone for an interview, referring to the “golden toilet” and the incomes of regional officials: “In our time someone cuts his salary as president of the Russian Federation, and some of its currently ramping up.” It is known that for a long time ONF has adopted techniques corruption fighter Alexei Navalny. But if the opposition recognized investigative authorities fabricated, the “front” became legal and endorses the “top” persecutor corrupt.
Putin told reporters that a flight of fancy of governors, mayors and others, of course, unlimited. “We need clearer guidance about the person to whom it should be. That’s in the Soviet time the order was great. Someone put an” Moskvich “, someone -” Volga “, the ministers -” The Seagull. “We have such regulation yet . And, of course, the salary of the rector can not be ten times different from the average salary of the teaching staff. As the salary of the governor and his deputies can not be different in times of the average salary in the region “, – said the president. But then he said that not only good professionals can not pay anyway.
But this theme of the regional authorities is not over. Editors and reporters repeatedly reported that the exposed pressure from the local authorities. “Sometimes it seems that the local authorities perceive regions as treasury bear the corners. We are accustomed to a summons for interrogation and criminal cases, harassment and threats,” – said a journalist of the Primorsky Territory.
From Voronezh complained that power strongly away from talking to journalists. A spokeswoman vyat newspaper said that police and prosecutors did not respond to messages “about the theft on public procurement.” The journalist has said “Cry-TV” told investigators, judges and other “higher color of law” runs away from him and did not answer questions. “I filmed everything!” – He argued.
Putin answers were very evasive as if it was not about a particular official, and of any other, living in another galaxy humans. The President noted that the fighters for truth and justice in general always suffer. So the opposition of the local authorities is not surprising. According to Putin, to start “the media themselves should be truly independent.” That is not to protect anyone’s interests other than the interests of society. At this point, the feeling of being in another galaxy peaked.
In dealing with prosecutors and other agencies advised Putin to act “in accordance with the law.” However, the President was pleased that someone is struggling with the arbitrariness of the field. “Otherwise, the protest potential will be increased, which can break into a completely indigestible form,” – concluded the head of state.
Perhaps the most sensitive issue became public funding media. As you know, someone who lives well thanks to subsidies, while others barely make ends meet. “Formally everything seems right, and in fact – a mockery. Society as a whole is interested in the development of independent media segment. And we must develop a support system that it applies to all”, – the president said vaguely. He also said that it is necessary to make the system transparent federal funding of the press (in which, in the past year to support the media allotted 36 billion rubles).
At the same time the president has called on regional governments to optimize spending on public relations, so that they could “feed the pocket media.” According to Putin, these costs have to be cut by 20%. However, in regions with revisions in no hurry. So, in the northern capital subsidies for channel “St. Petersburg” and the newspaper “Petersburg diary” during the spring budget adjustment will cut almost symbolically. The newspaper and the channel is actively cover the activities of Governor Georgy Poltavchenko, who was sitting quietly in a meeting with reporters the president in the fourth row.
“You say one thing and another happens in the regions. We have almost all the media in the region anyway depend on the state or state agencies, and service is not a society, and its narrow segment – power, officials, governors, “- appealed to the President of Yakutia journalist.
However, in response to Putin advised to deal with smaller exposures” big officials ” and pay attention to “ordinary people”.
“But we raise servile press, it is harmful to society,” – continued the journalist
“I am here with you and not going to argue. You’re right, “- the president said.
Sofia Mokhova
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