Countering Cybercrime in Russia

1. State and briefly describe yourabove research topic.

2. Describe the specificsource types that you think will be useful foryour research.

3. To plan your search further, list 2key concept terms derived from your researchstatement. For each key concept term, list 2alternative search terms. Use at least onewildcard or truncation with youralternative search terms.

• Key Concept Term 1
  • Alt search term 1
  • Alt search term 2
• Key Concept Term 2
  • Alt search term 1
  • Alt search term 2

4. Explain the purpose of usingwildcards and/or truncations asit pertains to your specific search terms above.

Country Mini ResearchQuestion

The idea of a free and independentpress is something that not every country has access to.  

5. Explore and describe therelationship between your assigned country's government and thepress.

6. Go to the 2019 World PressFreedom Index   find where you assigned countryis ranked. What does this score mean? How does your assignedcountry's score in 2019 compare to the previous year (2018)?

7. Who produces this report? Researchand describe who they are and explore their mission, methods,objectives, etc.

8. What are the major newsorganizations in your assigned country? If your country is anon-English speaking county, are there any English-speaking newssources in print or available online? Try to find at least 2creditable news sources. Share and discuss your findings.