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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
RFE/RL suspends its operations in Russia after local tax authorities started bankruptcy proceedings against its bureau on March 4, and police added pressure — WASHINGTON - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has suspended its operations in Russia after local tax authorities initiated …
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Washington Post:
In response to Russia's new media law, independent outlets are closing and journalists are fleeing the country: “They decided to destroy the industry entirely” — Ivan Kolpakov, editor in chief of Meduza, one of Russia's most popular independent media outlets …
Reto Gregori / Bloomberg:
Bloomberg News suspends newsgathering in Russia and EIC John Micklethwait says the new law “seems designed to turn any independent reporter into a criminal” — Bloomberg News will temporarily suspend the work of its journalists inside Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed legislation …
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Paul Farhi / @farhip:
A Washington Post reporter says the newspaper will remove bylines and datelines from stories produced by its journalists in Russia to ensure its staff's safety
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CBC/Radio-Canada:
CBC/Radio-Canada suspends reporting in Russia while it gets clarity on the new law that “appears to criminalize independent reporting” about Russia and Ukraine
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@jonathancmunro, @rpoconnor, @alexmassie, @donie, @pablorodriguez, @cbcradiocanada, @davidwcochrane and @cbcchrisbrown, Thanks:@vtuss
Chavi Mehta / Reuters:
CNN says it will stop broadcasting in Russia, after criminal code changes make the spread of “fake” information an offense punishable with fines or jail terms
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MediaNama, ZDNet, @brianstelter, @spencerfernando, @sebgorka, @ap, @oliverdarcy, The Hill, TVNewser, Hollywood Reporter, The Moscow Times, @bbcpress and Reuters
Elizabeth Spiers:
A Twitter feud between the NYT's Maggie Haberman and WaPo's Taylor Lorenz shows why tenured lifers object to “building a brand” and why others must rely on it — Trick question. You already are one, whether you want to be or not.
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
The Atlantic's article on Saudi's MBS shows what's wrong with access journalism and profiling brutal men, including repeating his absurd denials over Khashoggi — In 2018, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman embarked on a cross-country, getting-to-know-you tour of the United States …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham have pushed pro-Putin messages during the Ukraine invasion, some clips of which have been shown on Russian TV — The former presidential adviser and Russia expert Fiona Hill made headlines last week when she stated bluntly in a Politico interview …
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Gizmodo Media Group Union:
Gizmodo Media Group Union announces a deal with G/O Media that raises salary minimums, severance, and parental leave, maintains health care coverage, and more — After four days of picketing in the first open-ended strike by a digital media shop, G/O Media management has acknowledged the strength and demands of our members.
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@gmgunion, @anastasiakeeley, @jwhitbrook, @dellcam, @thetomzone, @pocgamer, @taylorlorenz, @adamconover, @xpatriciah, @genepark, @wgaeast, @bobservo, Waywards, @mwwcnm and @sueonthetown
Brent Lang / Variety:
Netflix says it is suspending its service in Russia, which operates through a joint venture with the country's National Media Group and has 1M+ subscribers — Netflix has suspended its service in Russia to protest the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Lisa Abend / TIME:
The Kyiv Independent and other Ukrainian journalists describe covering Russia's invasion, making mistakes, embracing activism, and more — Simply doing the job exposes journalists to grave danger. Cameraman Yehvenii Sakun was killed in a March 1 missile attack on a Kyiv television tower.
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The Guardian, @iaponomarenko, @naina_bajekal, @amie_fr and Journalism.co.uk
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Ann Cooper / Nieman Reports:
A look at the media outlets in Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, and Georgia, four post-Soviet states that struggle to fund self-sustaining independent journalism — As Ukrainians defend their country against the Russian invasion, journalists there and in other post-Soviet states guard their fragile press freedoms
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@amlwhere and @columbiajourn
Bloomberg:
TikTok suspends livestreaming and new content uploads in Russia in response to the country's new law that would impose prison terms for spreading “fake news” — TikTok says it's suspending livestreaming in Russia amid the country's new “fake news” law that's aimed at silencing dissent …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A study finds that participants who were told a reporter identified as a “storyteller” were more likely to say that the news story and the reporter were biased — A survey in the U.S. found the public associates “storytellers” with liars and making things up.
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