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Ministers in the media
1 -- 27 June 2008
“Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostei and the Medialogia company, are ratings of the political figures most actively discussed in the Russian media.“Politicians through the Eyes of the Media” are published weekly on Mondays: over the course of a month, you can sequentially familiarize yourself with the ratings of governors of the Russian Federation, deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, ministers of the Russian Federation and heads of foreign states. The ratings are also published on the publication's website - www.vremya.ru.
The ratings reflect both the total number of publications per month and the level of information favored by the media in relation to each political figure. The Information Favorability Index (IFI) is calculated based on the nature of references to a person (positive, negative, neutral), the significance of the message and the influence of the media.
Ratings of “Medialogy” “Politics through the eyes of the media” are calculated by an automatic online system based on materials from 3,000 of the largest Russian media, including TV, radio, press, news agencies and online publications.
Mentions in the media
| 1 | 0 | PUTIN Vladimir Vladimirovich | 18,818 |
| 2 | +2 | KUDRIN Alexey Leonidovich | 3847 |
| 3 | +4 | NABIULLINA Elvira Sakhipzadovna | 2210 |
| 4 | +1 | IVANOV Sergey Borisovich | 2124 |
| 5 | -2 | LAVROV Sergey Viktorovich | 2025 |
| 6 | -4 | ZUBKOV Viktor Alekseevich | 2008 |
| 7 | +6 | SHUVALOV Igor Ivanovich | 1948 |
| 8 | +2 | KOZAK Dmitry Nikolaevich | 1617 |
| 9 | +2 | GORDEEV Alexey Vasilievich | 1583 |
| 10 | -4 | SECHIN Igor Ivanovich | 1280 |
| 11 | +5 | LEVITIN Igor Evgenievich | 1243 |
| 12 | +13 | TRUTNEV Yuri Petrovich | 1124 |
| 13 | -5 | SERDIUKOV Anatoly Eduardovich | 1120 |
| 14 | 0 | GOLIKOVA Tatyana Alekseevna | 808 |
| 15 | +7 | FURSENKO Andrey Alexandrovich | 797 |
| 16 | -1 | KHRISTENKO Viktor Borisovich | 615 |
| 17 | +3 | SHMATKO Sergey Ivanovich | 606 |
| 18 | -6 | ZHUKOV Alexander Dmitrievich | 592 |
| 19 | -1 | NURGALIEV Rashid Gumarovich | 524 |
| 20 | +3 | AVDEEV Alexander Alekseevich | 518 |
| 21 | +3 | SHCHEGOLEV Igor Olegovich | 475 |
| 22 | -3 | SHOIGU Sergei Kuzhugetovich | 423 |
| 23 | -2 | MUTKO Vitaly Leontievich | 400 |
| 24 | -15 | Sergei Semenovich SOBYANIN | 386 |
| 25 | -8 | KONOVALOV Alexander Vladimirovich | 324 |
Information favored
| 1 | 0 | PUTIN Vladimir Vladimirovich | 36,539.55 |
| 2 | +2 | KUDRIN Alexey Leonidovich | 8322.87 |
| 3 | +4 | IVANOV Sergey Borisovich | 5634.63 |
| 4 | -2 | LAVROV Sergey Viktorovich | 5233.72 |
| 5 | +3 | SHUVALOV Igor Ivanovich | 4980.17 |
| 6 | -1 | NABIULLINA Elvira Sakhipzadovna | 4291.36 |
| 7 | +18 | TRUTNEV Yuri Petrovich | 3424.89 |
| 8 | +8 | KOZAK Dmitry Nikolaevich | 3384.92 |
| 9 | +5 | SERDIUKOV Anatoly Eduardovich | 2813.83 |
| 10 | -7 | ZUBKOV Viktor Alekseevich | 2770.39 |
| 11 | -1 | SECHIN Igor Ivanovich | 2688.71 |
| 12 | -3 | GORDEEV Alexey Vasilievich | 2368.33 |
| 13 | -2 | GOLIKOVA Tatyana Alekseevna | 1965.03 |
| 14 | +6 | ZHUKOV Alexander Dmitrievich | 1815.18 |
| 15 | +4 | LEVITIN Igor Evgenievich | 1743.89 |
| 16 | +1 | NURGALIEV Rashid Gumarovich | 1356.26 |
| 17 | +6 | SHOIGU Sergei Kuzhugetovich | 1215.77 |
| 18 | +6 | FURSENKO Andrey Alexandrovich | 1209.67 |
| 19 | +2 | SHMATKO Sergey Ivanovich | 1187.05 |
| 20 | -7 | SHCHEGOLEV Igor Olegovich | 1072.98 |
| 21 | -15 | AVDEEV Alexander Alekseevich | 1043.58 |
| 22 | -4 | KHRISTENKO Viktor Borisovich | 853.85 |
| 23 | -8 | KONOVALOV Alexander Vladimirovich | 712.64 |
| 24 | -2 | MUTKO Vitaly Leontievich | 636.17 |
| 25 | -13 | Sergei Semenovich SOBYANIN | 423.52 |
The rating of ministers according to the information favorability index at the end of June was headed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin . Its IIB indicator is 4.5 times higher than that of its closest colleague in the top three. In the information flow, it is worth highlighting several significant reasons that significantly influenced the formation of a positive media field around Mr. Putin. It is worth noting that not a single more or less important event in the domestic or international life of Russia takes place without the participation of the prime minister. His presence in the media sometimes exceeds the mention of the head of state. One of the central events of the past month was a meeting on the development of the medical industry, during which Vladimir Putin put forward the idea of creating a universal drug insurance system, under which the state would pay part of the cost of prescription drugs.
The second line of the rating is occupied by Alexey Kudrin , who displaced Sergei Lavrov from this position. One of the central information events that influenced the increase in the media indicators of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance was his statement about the need to gradually create a world financial center in Russia - in development of the idea previously expressed by President Dmitry Medvedev. The media also gave a positive assessment to the Ministry of Finance’s preparation of a program of measures to combat inflation. And the main event of the end of the month with the participation of Alexei Kudrin was his speech at the annual conference of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. There, the Minister of Finance sharply rejected the idea of reducing VAT and stated the need to improve the income tax.
The participation of Sergei Ivanov in events dedicated to the celebration of the 225th anniversary of Sevastopol, and the statement about the possibility of introducing a visa regime between Russia and Ukraine in the event of the latter joining NATO, was noted by all central television channels and print media, which was reflected in the growth of mentions and IB of the Deputy Prime Minister. It also became known about the appointment of Sergei Ivanov as deputy head of the State Border Commission. Vladimir Putin appointed Mr. Ivanov as coordinator of the activities of federal authorities in the field of border policy.
Another “hero” of the media research based on the results of June was Elvira Nabiullina . The increase in the rate of mentions in the media of the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation is directly related to her participation in the work of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Most Russian media quoted her speech at the final conference, where Mrs. Minister announced the volume of concluded transactions ($14.6 billion), and also recognized the real threat to economic growth from high inflation. Having identified the problem, Elvira Nabiullina pointed out the factors contributing to its successful solution.