Vasily Gatov

Vasily Gatov is a Russian media researcher and author based in Boston. Gatov has over 30 years of professional experience in domestic and international media. Gatov is currently working on a book about the re-emergence of totalitarian censorship of the Russian media. Gatov served as an executive and strategist for several Russian media companies, including RenTV network, Media3 (Russia’s largest print conglomerate in 2007-2012), and RIA Novosti, a national multimedia news agency. While working for RIA Novosti (2011-2013), Gatov founded Novosti Media Lab, the research and development company, fostering innovation in communication and the social impact of media.