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| '''RT''', previously known as ], is a global multilingual television news network based in Russia and funded by the Russian government. | |||
| Below are the controversies and criticisms of ]. | |||
| ==Criticisms of news content== | |||
| ===Allegations of pro-Putin and Soviet bias=== | |||
| According to a variety of sources such as ] and ], the channel presents pro-] ].<ref> ''Der Spiegel'' 20 November 2007</ref><ref> '']'' 21 October 2005</ref> Russia Today staff have nonetheless claimed that their coverage was fair and balanced.<ref> '']'' 12 December 2005</i></ref> A 2005 ] report interviewed Anton Mosik, chief editor of a major English-language computer internet site in Russia,in which he described the creation of Russia Today as an idea smacking of Soviet-style propaganda campaigns, and also noted that the channel was not created as a response to any existing demand.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Global TV Venture to Promote Russia|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2005-07-06-voa33-66930727.html?CFTOKEN=42597376&CFID=285357866|newspaper=VOANews|date=06-07-05}}</ref> while another article in the ] called RT a "pro-] news outlet"<ref name="Digital_journal">{{cite web|last=Camphausen|first=R.C.|title=Russia Today in propaganda war of words and images Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/286048#ixzz1JdjGscfI|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/286048|work=R.C.Camphausen|publisher=Digital Journal}}</ref> and its ] as "open propaganda war."<ref name="Digital_journal"/> | |||
| A 2009 article by journalist Luke Harding for ] reporting on RT's ] described the network as "unashamedly pro-]"<ref name="Guardian_Harding_RT">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/18/russia-today-propaganda-ad-blitz|title=Russia Today launches first UK ad blitz|author=Luke Harding|date=18-12-09|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> and part of the ] attempt to create a "post-Soviet global propaganda empire."<ref name="Guardian_Harding_RT"/> The article also interviewed RT's editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan where she said the network "takes a pro-Russian position"<ref name="Guardian_Harding_RT"/> and was unrepentant about RT's pro-Russian coverage of the ].<ref name="Guardian_Harding_RT"/> In 2011, an article by ] reported that Harding had been ] from Russia for unspecified reasons.<ref name="Guardian_expulsion">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/07/guardian-moscow-correspondent-expelled-from-russia|title=Guardian's Moscow correspondent expelled from Russia|date=07-02-11|author=Dan Sabbagh|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> The expulsion was believed to be the first of a ] ] from ] since end of ].<ref name="Guardian_expulsion"/> | |||
| An article published in ] by ] characterized the news reportage of Russia Today as, "virulent anti-Americanism, worshipful portrayal of Russian leaders, and comical production values," that "can't help but revive the pettiness that was a distinctive feature of Soviet-era propaganda."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kirchick|first=James|title=Pravda on the Potomac|url=http://www.tnr.com/article/pravda-the-potomac|newspaper=The New Republic|date=02-18-09}}</ref> | |||
| An article in the ] ] watchdog organization ] criticized RT as a "propaganda network funded by the Moscow regime of Vladimir Putin"<ref name="AIM_RT">{{cite web|url=http://www.aim.org/aim-column/kgb-tv-to-air-show-hosted-by-anti-war-marine-vet/|title=KGB TV to Air Show Hosted by Anti-war Marine Vet|date=05-04-11|publisher=Accuracy in Media}}</ref> and charged that it "regularly features ] and ].<ref name="AIM_RT"/> The article also cites the description of the network by ] ] as “a part of the Russian industry of misinformation and manipulation” designed to mislead foreign audiences about Russian intentions."<ref name="AIM_RT"/> Furthermore, ] argues that Russia Today utilizes methods of propaganda that are "managed by Directorate 'A' of the ]...with the specialty of Directorate ‘A’ is deceiving world public opinion and manipulating it. It has got a lot of experience over decades of the Cold War."<ref name="AIM_RT"/> | |||
| In response, according to RT's editor, the channel welcomes controversy as it "provides an alternative to mainstream media."<ref> ''The Moscow Times'' 17 March 2010</ref> | |||
| ===Allegations of supporting conspiracy theories=== | |||
| Critics have challenged the neutrality of RT's reporting and suggested that the channel has provided a platform to ].<ref> ''The Economist: Eastern Approaches'' 6 July 2010</ref> A September-October 2010 article in the ] called Russia Today a ] propaganda outlet<ref name="CJR">{{cite journal|last=Ioffe|first=Julia|journal=Columbia Journalism Review|year=2010|month=September/October|url=http://www.cjr.org/feature/what_is_russia_today.php}}</ref> featuring "fringe-dwelling experts"<ref name="CJR"/> and "was just a way to stick it to the U.S. from behind the façade of legitimate newsgathering."<ref name="CJR"/> | |||
| On the occasion of ]´s 60th anniversary<ref> 24:00min, sept 29 2010, www.rferl.org</ref> in Washington DC (sept 2010), ] (appointed by ] the chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors), says about RT, ] (Iran), ] (China), and ] (pan-Latin American): "we can't allow ourselves to be out-communicated by our enemies..." | |||
| ==Criticisms of coverage of specific news incidents== | |||
| During the ] Russia Today correspondent William Dunbar resigned saying "he real news, the real facts of the matter, didn't conform to what they were trying to report, and therefore, they wouldn't let me report it."<ref> ''The Guardian, citing the ]'' 12 August 2008</ref> ] said that the claim of 2000 South Ossetian casualties, announced by Russia Today,<ref> ''Russia Today<i> 10 August 2008</ref> was "exaggerated."<ref> <i>The Guardian'' 13 August 2008</ref> The Moscow correspondent for ] said that Russia Today's coverage of the war was "obscene", claiming that the channel was "extraordinarily biased" and had "instructed reporters not to report from Georgian villages within South Ossetia that had been ethnically cleansed."<ref> ''The Independent'' 15 January 2010.</ref> | |||
| In July 2010, RT covered the annual gathering of ] veterans of the ] in ], labeling the event pro-Nazi.<ref> ''Delfi'' 31 July 2010</ref><ref></ref> | |||
| ==Criticisms of news interviews== | |||
| A June 2010 interviewed conducted between ] and RT was criticized in a ] blog and called RT a, "Kremlin-backed, 9-11 conspiracy news organization."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bunch|first=Will|title=So Rand Paul shunned "Meet the Press" for a Kremlin-backed, 9-11 conspiracy news org?|url=http://mediamatters.org/blog/201006010034|newspaper=Media Matters for America|date=06-01-10}}</ref> | |||
| A post in ] by ] criticized an interview between Alex Jones and Russia Today discussing ] called Russia Today a "raw propaganda channel."<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Ben|title=Alex Jones on Russia Today|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0511/Alex_Jones_on_Russia_Today.html|newspaper=Politico|date=03-05-11}}</ref> | |||
| ==Staff controversies== | |||
| An article in ] reported that ] was now working for RT.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russian spy suspect to work for Russian TV|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8392183/Russian-spy-suspect-to-work-for-Russian-TV.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=19-03-11}}</ref> | |||
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