Speech at Opening Ceremony of the 59th World Newspaper Congress.Part 1
June 5,2006
State Kremlin Palace,Moscow
Выступление на церемонии открытия 59-го Всемирного газетного конгресса
5 июня 2006 года
Москва, Государственный Кремлевский дворец
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear friends,
It gives me sincere pleasure to welcome you all here to Russia, to welcome the top people in the newspaper world and representatives of the World Association of Newspapers from more than 100 countries.
We see your presence here as a sign of your real and sincere interest in our country. I was very pleased to hear that, despite attempts from some quarters to dissuade you and frighten you away, the press has shown its sense of responsibility and you have come here to Moscow. This makes us very happy and I thank you for it.
Present here today are people who have a great influence on the global information agenda. You have an important range of issues to discuss. These include not only the purely professional matters facing the newspaper business, but also global trends that have an impact on the mass medias development in the world today.
Everyone can see that the preferences of todays readers have undergone radical change. Today you find yourselves having to compete not only with television but also with other electronic media that are developing so fast they are setting a new pace and are shaping a new way of life for millions of people around the planet.
Over the course of its long history the newspaper business has already overcome difficult stages in its development. But at all times the press has always kept its readers loyal and interested thanks to its capacity for new ideas and innovative approaches, strategies and business models. At the same time, it has always preserved the traditions unique to the print media.
Today, newspapers and magazines continue to explain to their readers what is taking place in the world. They offer a tribune for far-reaching comments and for the expression of a diverse range of opinions. Most importantly, they bring news about peoples daily lives, successes, concerns and hopes right to their readers homes.
It is perhaps for this reason that millions of your readers like to open their favourite publications every morning. The habit of reading the morning paper remains a ritual that cannot be parted with. It is a ritual for people from all social backgrounds, generations and walks of life.
Dear colleagues,
Three years ago we celebrated the 300th anniversary of the publication of Russias first newspaper, Vedomosti. Over the three centuries since that time, our press has lived through moments of glory, development and also some very difficult times.
You know what a significant historical turning point Russia found itself at in the beginning of the 1990s. The countrys political regime and economic system underwent radical change. I think that not everyone has yet realised the full scale of these changes.
Here we are today in this hall that used to be called the Palace of Congresses of the Communist Party. We are here discussing freedom of the press, in quite a critical manner, too, and we, the hosts, are listening to what our guests have to say. Just recently, ten, twenty, fifteen years ago, this would have been unthinkable. True, this hall still sees its share of Bolsheviks, but t now ihey are here n a different capacity.
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