Bleak Outlook for Russian Journalists

Summary:

This editorial talks about how Russia is a very difficult place to be a journalist. Since 1992, 32 journalists have been murdered in Russia. Much of this was while journalists were reporting on incidents of organized crime or the war in Chechnya. The Kremlin has persistently tried to silence the reports of independent journalists, and most of the cases of murdered journalists are still unresolved. This shows the measures that some people in Russia will go to in pursuit of silencing the press.

Correlation:

This related to comparative government because it shows us how Russia is still at a major deficit of transparency and how there is still a lot of corruption in the Russian government. This shows that Russia still has a long way to go before their government becomes a functioning democracy.