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July 01, 2003

Russian press freedom hits static

An interesting story about a disturbing trend in Russia.

Russian press freedom hits static

Last week, the Kremlin replaced a popular TV station in what critics say is part of a media crackdown.

By Fred Weir | Special to The Christian Science Monitor

MOSCOW – Viewers of Russia's popular TVS station got a shock last week when the picture suddenly froze during a late-night movie. Adjusting their TV sets didn't help. It turned out that the "pause" button had been pressed - permanently - in the headquarters of Russia's Press Ministry.

The next day the privately owned, politically combative but heavily indebted TVS network was replaced by a state-run sports channel, a decision the ministry said was taken "in the interests of television viewers."

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Posted by Lance Brown at July 1, 2003 03:20 AM | TrackBack
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