He was one of the founders of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta in 1993, and has been its editor since 1995.
ໃນປີ 1993, ລາວເປັນຫນຶ່ງໃນຜູ້ກໍ່ຕັ້ງສໍານັກຂ່າວອິດສະຫຼະ Novaja Gazeta ແລະ ໄດ້ເປັນບັນນາທິການໃຫ້ແກ່ສໍານັກຂ່າວຕັ້ງແຕ່ປີ 1995.