Dmitry Medvedev answered journalists' questions on various aspects of the socioeconomic situation in Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev continued the series of meetings with the regional media. In Rostov-on-Don, the President met with media representatives from the Southern and North Caucasus federal districts.

In Bashkortostan, Dmitry Medvedev met with media representatives of the Volga Federal District.

Dmitry Medvedev met with journalists from the Far East and Siberian federal districts in the first of a series of meetings the President will hold with regional mass media over the coming month.

Prospects for developing media market and the sector’s modern technologies were the subjects discussed at the meeting.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in the launch of the new TV channel, Russia Today Documentary.

Dmitry Medvedev sent greetings to participants and guests at the 13^th World Russian Press Congress.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Improve Legal Regulation of Mass Media.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of Russia Sergei Naryshkin awarded state decorations to television and print media representatives for merits in culture, print, TV and radio broadcasting, and many years of fruitful work.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following an April 29, 2011 meeting with internet community representatives.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated workers of the Russian press on their professional holiday.

At a meeting timed to coincide with the newspaper’s 20^th anniversary, Dmitry Medvedev discussed topical social issues with Rossiyskaya Gazeta journalists.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to participants and guests of the award ceremony for winners of the SMIrotvorets-2010 competition for best coverage of interethnic interaction between the peoples of Russia and ethno-cultural development.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to participants and guests of the Far Eastern International Forum of Journalists currently taking place in Khabarovsk. The forum’s theme is Russian Far East: Discoveries of the 21^st Century.

Application of the law on insider information was the main subject on the agenda.