Russia: State-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta to close nearly half of its regional offices

Posted by Alisa Zykova on November 7, 2008 at 10:18 AM
RosGaz.jpgIn response to the country's financial turmoil, Russian state-owned newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta intends to shut down up to half of its 32 regional offices, reports Lenta.ru.
The heads of the paper's regional divisions were called into meeting in Moscow last Friday where they were informed about the move, but did not receive further detail.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta's General Director, Alexander Gorbenko, says that the newspaper may be re-evaluating its structure following the recent economic policy changes for state organizations.

The correspondent offices slated to be shut down include Chelyabinsk, Arkhangelsk, Volgograd, Stavropol and Yaroslavl.

In addition, regional editions in Perm and Krasnodar will no longer be published from next year.

Source: Lenta.ru

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