Russia (bbabo.net), - On Russian Press Day, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin presented the 2021 government media awards to nine personal and 11 creative teams.
The holiday on January 13 is celebrated not only by employees of newspapers, magazines or other publications, but, the head of government noted, by all media workers, because modern media successfully use any available technologies in their work. First of all, the prime minister thanked the laureates and all media workers for the great work done in the fight against the spread of coronavirus. For the third year, the whole world has been living in a pandemic, and news about the situation in Russia and in the world remains the most popular among the audience, Mishustin noted. "Many journalists and editorial offices fought against false information, or, as they say today, fakes, helping people figure out how to protect themselves and their loved ones from the disease," he said.
“Your responsible attitude has played a huge role in this - it has convinced tens of thousands of people to make the right choice and protect themselves and those around them,” the head of the Cabinet said. “Your principled position, professional approach to presenting facts, and the desire to give the most objective picture of current events is really necessary for the citizens of our great country and for other people."
The coronavirus pandemic has directly affected the media industry. As Mishustin noted, there were fewer public events, not just online interviews, during the period of temporary restrictions, the technologies for producing television programs and newspapers have changed. Finally, the audience is increasingly looking for news on the Web and mobile applications. Under such conditions, it is not easy for the media, especially in the regions, to ensure economic independence and retain jobs. "Despite all the difficulties, you remain successful, do not lose your individuality and ability to work in a team. And most importantly, you are always ready to listen sensitively to people, to the audience of your programs, publications. This is a very necessary quality for every journalist," the head of the Cabinet said.
The words of gratitude from the Prime Minister also sounded for close attention and detailed coverage of the work of all levels of government to implement national development goals. Thanks to the media, the head of the Cabinet emphasized, people will learn what is being done to fulfill the tasks set by the president, so that the quality of life in villages, cities, each region and throughout the country is constantly improving. Finally, the media help the authorities get feedback from citizens. "And here your role - communicators, mediators of communication between people and authorities - is absolutely irreplaceable," Mishustin is sure.
Personal government awards for 2021 were awarded, in particular, to Kirill Vyshinsky, Executive Director of the Rossiya Segodnya International News Agency, for courage in the performance of professional duties and personal contribution to the fight for the rights of journalists; publications about the feat of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War. Tatyana Bodrova, producer of the planning and production department of the broadcasting service of the Channel One information programs directorate, Gulshat Baltayeva, special correspondent for Vesti, and Marina Tantsyreva, editor-in-chief of the Penza magazine Cherdobryak, received commemorative diplomas from the hands of the prime minister.
"The normal state of relations between the government and the media is tension. It doesn't matter at all whether they call you a laureate or a foreign agent. You must do exactly the same thing that you have always done"
Representatives of the Kommersant newspaper became laureates for their coverage of the economic situation in Russia. Deputy editor-in-chief of the publication Dmitry Butrin called the ceremony unusual. "The normal state of relations between the authorities and the media is tension, and here we can state that the situation in our country is becoming more and more, even a little frighteningly, normal. It's nothing, it doesn't matter," he said. He assured that the newspaper after receiving the award will do the same thing that it did before. “It doesn’t matter at all whether they call you a laureate or a foreign agent. You must do exactly the same thing that you have always done,” Butrin concluded.
Of the other journalistic teams, the Teacher's Newspaper, represented by the chairman of its editorial public council, Pyotr Polozhevets, the Kurgan newspaper Kurtamyshskaya Niva, the Lipetsk Zadonskaya Pravda, and the Altai Zmeinogorsky Vestnik, were awarded prizes.
Meanwhile
In honor of Press Day, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin presented awards to parliamentary journalists. Special Correspondent Tatyana Zamakhina became the winner in the "Print Media" nomination.
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