In response to sharp criticism from a press watchdog group, the new general director of NTV asserts that he will guarantee the station’s independence. 2 May 2001 Following the takeover of three of Russia’s most important independent media outlets–national television station NTV, the Segodnya daily newspaper, and the weekly news magazine Itogi, supporters of the […]

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