AL JAZEERA: Censorship, arrests, shutdowns: Putin crushes Russian media

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Period12 Mar 2022

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  • TitleCensorship, arrests, shutdowns: Putin crushes Russian media
    Media name/outletAl Jazeera
    Media typeTelevision
    Country/TerritoryQatar
    Date12/03/22
    DescriptionHaving taken the country to war, Putin is also pushing it into an information black hole. Journalists are being controlled, silenced and even driven out.

    Russia is experiencing a Stalinesque crackdown on reporting that smacks of the Soviet era; the mere mention of the word “war” in relation to Ukraine can now land journalists in prison for up to 15 years.

    Contributors:
    Michael Nacke – Journalist & vlogger
    Jason Corcoran – Journalist
    Vera Tolz – Professor of Russian Studies, the University of Manchester
    Natalia Antelava – Editor-in-chief, codastory.com
    URLhttps://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-listening-post/2022/3/12/censorship-arrests-shut-downs-putin-crushes-russian-media
    PersonsVera Tolz-Zilitinkevic
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Keywords

  • Russia-Ukraine war
  • propaganda
  • media