In these cases political motives are suspected. In other cases, the withholding of licenses has been directly connected to the political or bureaucratic interests of the licensing body. The process is likely to remain highly subjective. Other issues not addressed. The lack of public discourse on serious political and economic issues.
All media outlets practice an extremely high level of self-censorship.
This is the case because there is no functioning, trustworthy mechanism for resolving disputes about media content. Rather, the result of broadcasting an offensive or even critical news piece, or a piece on certain taboo subjects, such as the relationship between the Russian military and the drug trade, is likely to be violent retribution, regardless of the accuracy of the report. The possibility of such retribution substantially inhibits news on controversial subjects. Thus, journalists see little reason to risk their lives to cover stories, when such coverage is not likely to effect change.