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