Now it is an overcrowded, noisy and scandalous small bazaar. The media market begins to get more money. Businessmen see the market’s potential and set up new TV channels along with online media. The media market begins to get more money. The old media has revived and became more active. In the past three years, the situation has slowly, but surely, turned 180 degrees. The profession of journalist was not considered prestigious, and it was not highly paid. Anyone who took a risk to say something different was prosecuted. Under former president Karimov, Uzbek media was an empty space, almost sterile. The present media market in Uzbekistan reminds me of a very active “bazaar” with traders, customers and growing advertising budgets. How would you describe the current media market in Uzbekistan? What are the major media outlets? What does the main audience read: state-funded media, private outlets or bloggers? Nikita Makarenko, a blogger and a journalist based in Tashkent, talks about some of the implications of this “opening” almost four years ago. Media in Uzbekistan represents an interesting object of study.Īfter President Shavkat Mirziyoyev came to power, the media, which under the previous regime was laid up in official narratives and strict censorship, is now given the opportunity to provide more critical coverage and to develop in a freer and more pluralistic environment.
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