Russia’s ‘Izvestia’ Undergoes Transformation From Broadsheet To Tabloid

MOSCOW — At the historic Moscow office of the newspaper “Izvestia” the mood is glum. Journalists and staff smoke sullenly on the worn marble staircases. Few are in the mood to talk. Two-thirds of “Izvestia’s” staff are waiting to be fired after the paper’s owners, the National Media Group, launched an overhaul that aims to […]