According to the poll conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTSIOM), Russians began to lose interest in news programs.

      For example, 21 percent of respondents said that such programs were not as interesting as some years ago. The survey was published on the Centre’s website. VTSIOM notes that television is still the main source of news about events in the country, but its popularity is gradually falling. In 2015 62 percent of respondents said they received their news from television, in 2016 this figure was reduced by five percent. However, news programs remain the undisputed leader in the rating of trust in the mass media. 75 percent of respondents said that they trusted in this type of mass media.