RIA Novosti

RIA Novosti is generally regarded as right-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments of Russia's press. In Russia, Meduza is listed as Left-leaning, while Kommersant and Moskovsky Komsomolets are listed as Centrist — so you can open RIA Novosti beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

Read RIA Novosti beside another title from Russia and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Agency copy is written to be resold to outlets across the spectrum, so RIA Novosti is a useful baseline: compare its plain account of an event with how partisan titles in Russia headline the same wire story, and the framing each adds becomes visible by subtraction. Because RIA Novosti is listed as right-leaning, the sharpest contrast is usually a left-leaning title from Russia on the same morning: the facts rarely differ, but which consequence is treated as the story often does.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-07-28. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.