As part of the reform of the media to be privatized more than five hundred local state and municipal printed media, said Tuesday the head of the state Committee of Ukraine Oleg Nalivayko.

"After the unanimous support of the core Committee of the bill On reformation of state and municipal mass media" we are in the homestretch of the key reforms of the media " - quoted Nalivaiko press service of the state Committee.

As the official explained that this reform covers 518 regional and local Newspapers with public property with a total one-time circulation of more than 2, 3 million copies.

according to the state Committee, 33, 9% of publications are profitable, and 21% without any subsidies from local budgets. These publications, reviews Nalivaiko, will join the pilot project.

according to his statement, " the privatization of state and municipal printed media supported by the vast overwhelming majority of the editorial corps.

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