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A News Cold War

Â鶹Éç plan to get news to Russians

A media crackdown in Russia, including a new law against ‘fake news’, has led many independent news outlets to shut down. Some major western media have pulled out of the country completely. But the Â鶹Éç is not only staying - it is actually increasing its services aimed at Russians. So what news can ordinary Russians access? And what impact is that information is having?

Guests: Jamie Angus, Controller of Â鶹Éç News Output & Commissioning; Peter Pomerantsev, author of This Is Not Propaganda; Vera Krichevskaya, co-founder of TV Rain; Olga Irisova, Editor-in-chief of Riddle Russia; Dr Ian Garner, Russian propaganda expert; Julia Davis, Columnist at The Daily Beast.

Producer: Hannah Sander

Studio engineer: Tim Heffer

Presenter: Ros Atkins

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28 minutes

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  • Wed 9 Mar 2022 16:30
  • Wed 9 Mar 2022 21:30

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