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Ministers in the media
September 24 -- October 24, 2008
“Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of “Vremya Novostei” and the “Medialogia” company, are ratings of political figures who are most actively discussed in the federal press and on central TV channels.“Politicians through the Eyes of the Media” are published weekly on Mondays: over the course of a month you can consistently 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 and governments. 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 favorability for 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.
Mentions
| 1 | 0 | PUTIN Vladimir Vladimirovich | 3346 | |
| 2 | +1 | KUDRIN Alexey Leonidovich | 1018 | |
| 3 | -1 | LAVROV Sergey Viktorovich | 527 | |
| 4 | +3 | SECHIN Igor Ivanovich | 295 | |
| 5 | 0 | IVANOV Sergey Borisovich | 292 | |
| 6 | +2 | SERDIUKOV Anatoly Eduardovich | 265 | |
| 7 | -1 | SHUVALOV Igor Ivanovich | 253 | |
| 8 | +1 | KOZAK Dmitry Nikolaevich | 226 | |
| 9 | +1 | NABIULLINA Elvira Sakhipzadovna | 215 | |
| 10 | +5 | GOLIKOVA Tatyana Alekseevna | 214 | |
| 11 | -7 | LEVITIN Igor Evgenievich | 202 | |
| 12 | +1 | ZUBKOV Viktor Alekseevich | 199 | |
| 13 | -2 | GORDEEV Alexey Vasilievich | 192 | |
| 14 | -2 | FURSENKO Andrey Alexandrovich | 184 | |
| 15 | +4 | NURGALIEV Rashid Gumarovich | 136 | |
| 16 | +1 | SHMATKO Sergey Ivanovich | 108 | |
| 17 | +3 | ZHUKOV Alexander Dmitrievich | 105 | |
| 17 | -3 | SHOIGU Sergei Kuzhugetovich | 105 | |
| 18 | +3 | MUTKO Vitaly Leontievich | 84 | |
| 19 | -3 | TRUTNEV Yuri Petrovich | 69 | |
| 20 | -2 | SHCHEGOLEV Igor Olegovich | 66 | |
| 21 | +1 | KHRISTENKO Viktor Borisovich | 51 | |
| 22 | +4 | BASARGIN Viktor Fedorovich | 49 | |
| 23 | 0 | AVDEEV Alexander Alekseevich | 48 | |
| 24 | 0 | Sergei Semenovich SOBYANIN | 46 | |
| 25 | 0 | KONOVALOV Alexander Vladimirovich | 25 |
Information favored
| 1 | 0 | PUTIN Vladimir Vladimirovich | 30,383.75 |
| 2 | 0 | LAVROV Sergey Viktorovich | 9085.20 |
| 3 | 0 | KUDRIN Alexey Leonidovich | 8902.58 |
| 4 | +3 | SECHIN Igor Ivanovich | 3634.53 |
| 5 | +1 | SHUVALOV Igor Ivanovich | 3036.61 |
| 6 | +3 | SERDIUKOV Anatoly Eduardovich | 2656.67 |
| 7 | -2 | IVANOV Sergey Borisovich | 2537.04 |
| 8 | +9 | GOLIKOVA Tatyana Alekseevna | 2313.15 |
| 9 | -1 | KOZAK Dmitry Nikolaevich | 2294.56 |
| 10 | 0 | NABIULLINA Elvira Sakhipzadovna | 1937.07 |
| 11 | +2 | ZUBKOV Viktor Alekseevich | 1815.40 |
| 12 | +2 | FURSENKO Andrey Alexandrovich | 1692.97 |
| 13 | +3 | NURGALIEV Rashid Gumarovich | 1640.06 |
| 14 | -10 | LEVITIN Igor Evgenievich | 1509.39 |
| 15 | -3 | GORDEEV Alexey Vasilievich | 1203.32 |
| 16 | +3 | ZHUKOV Alexander Dmitrievich | 1031.78 |
| 17 | -2 | TRUTNEV Yuri Petrovich | 1009.41 |
| 18 | 0 | SHMATKO Sergey Ivanovich | 987.04 |
| 19 | -8 | SHOIGU Sergei Kuzhugetovich | 840.38 |
| 20 | 0 | MUTKO Vitaly Leontievich | 836.90 |
| 21 | +5 | BASARGIN Viktor Fedorovich | 739.36 |
| 22 | +2 | Sergei Semenovich SOBYANIN | 460.30 |
| 23 | 0 | AVDEEV Alexander Alekseevich | 384.36 |
| 24 | -3 | SHCHEGOLEV Igor Olegovich | 350.82 |
| 25 | 0 | KONOVALOV Alexander Vladimirovich | 325.38 |
| 26 | -4 | KHRISTENKO Viktor Borisovich | 271.40 |
According to the results of an analysis of reports in the federal press and broadcasts of TV channels, media ratings at the end of the month were headed by Vladimir Putin . The formation of the prime minister's information field was significantly influenced by the financial crisis. Significant media points for Mr. Putin were brought by publications in central print media devoted to measures taken by the government to overcome the current situation. Thus, at the end of September, the Prime Minister announced that any bank or company will be able to apply to Vnesheconombank (VEB) for a loan to settle loans with foreign creditors. And the prime minister’s statement that the country’s long-term economic development programs will not be reduced or postponed earned him additional media points.
Sergey Lavrov occupies second place in the IB ranking. The growth of the Minister of Foreign Affairs' information indicators was influenced by press publications and TV channels devoted to the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, in particular, Mr. Lavrov's first meeting after the war in Georgia with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. His speech at the UN General Assembly had an equally positive impact on the image of Sergei Lavrov.
Continuing to remain one of the key figures in the government’s fight against the financial crisis, and therefore the central media person, Alexey Kudrin closes the top three in both media ratings. However, the most striking news event, although indirectly related to the Minister of Finance, but which had a significant impact on his position in the ratings, was the release from custody before trial of his deputy Sergei Storchak. Despite the fact that the verdict in the case is not yet known, leading media outlets have already assessed Storchak’s release as a personal victory for Alexei Kudrin and evidence of the strength of his position.