Independent Media

	atlas.internews.ru "Atlas of TV and Radio Broadcasting" Project The independent, non-commercial organization "Internews" maintains a site with a database containing constantly updated information about Russian TV and radio companies.
	www.rustv.ru "Internovosti" (Internews) Information Agency Site with daily news from Russian regions.
	www.internews.ru Internews Russia Internews Russia is the Russian nonprofit organization working in collaboration with Internews offices in the US, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa to support independent media. Its goal is to enhance worldwide tolerance and understanding. Internews programs assume that vigorous and diverse mass media form an essential cornerstone of an open society. Since 1992, Internews Russia has provided support to independent Russian television broadcasters and the Russian television industry as a whole. (Internews Russia's legal name is Autonomous Noncommercial Organization Internews or ANO Internews.)
	npi.iip.net National Press Institute website, aimed to support non-state newspapers in Russia.
	www.nat.ru National Association of TV & Radio Broadcasters (NAT) National Association of TV & Radio Broadcasters (NAT) is a nonprofit trade association of state and commercial TV and radio companies in Russia. NAT members include 217 broadcast companies as of 28 May 1999, including national channels ORT, RTR, TV-Center, NTV, TV-6; large networks such as TNT, REN-TV, CTC, Prometey-AST; Radio 1, Radio Voice of Russia, Russkoye Radio; regional networks; and stations. All regions of Russia are represented. The NAT charter specifies that full membership is open to anyone holding a state license for broadcasting and who complies with legal and ethical norms of professional activity. NAT represents broadcasters in legislative and executive bodies, as well as a center of expertise and executive bodies, as well as a center of expertise and consultation for TV and radio companies.
	www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty promotes democratic values and institutions by disseminating factual information and ideas. RFE/RL provides objective news, analysis, and discussion of domestic and regional issues crucial to successful democratic and free-market transformations; combats ethnic and religious intolerance and promotes mutual understanding among peoples; provides a model for local media, assists in training to enhance media professionalism and independence, and develops partnerships with local media outlets; and fosters closer ties between the countries of the region and the world's established democracies.
	www.fnr.ru The Foundation for Independent Radio Broadcasting The Foundation for Independent Radio Broadcasting provides unbiased, reliable and useful information in accordance with the best traditions of Russian and international journalism; promotes the development of Russian radio; and ensures the free dissemination of knowledge which allows the Russian people to better understand and evaluate the on-going processes and enable them to act in their own interests and in the interests of society. The Foundation for Independent Radio Broadcasting was organized in 1999 by "BBC MPM Ltd" as a new Russian non-commercial organization.
	www.freepress.ru "Public review: Anatomy of Freedom of Speech in Russia" Project The site presents a survey report which includes a description of survey techniques, final tables, maps and "profiles" of regional situations of mass media, as well as annexes demonstrating the efficiency of project and suggestions for its further development. The project was implemented jointly by the Union of journalists of Russia, the Foundation for the protection of glasnost, the Center "Law and Media," the National Institute of social and psychological research, the Commission for free access to information, the independent non-commercial organization "Internews," and the Union of distributors of press matter.
	www.pressaudit.ru National Circulation Service (NCS) The National Circulation Service is the first Russian independent, non-commercial organization monitoring circulation and distribution of periodicals.
	www.ruj.ru Union of Journalists of Russia Union of Journalists of Russia is an independent, self-governing professional organization bringing together journalist unions from the republics of the Russian Federation, regions and federal cities, as well as associations, guilds and clubs of mass media staff.
	International press on Russia Review of publications about Russia in foreign press (about 50 periodicals).
	www.user.cityline.ru/~rtv Institute for professional development of TV and radio staff (Moscow) It operates under the aegis of the Ministry of press and information and is officially presented as its training center. Training is provided on 40 qualifications in the field of broadcasting.