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  • Vladimir Danchev: The broadcaster who defied Moscow

    03/07/2014 6:58:14 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 25 replies
    BBC Monitoring ^ | 7 March 2014 | Stephen Ennis
    Broadcasters at a Russian television station protested this week about the country's actions in Crimea, echoing what a Soviet radio announcer did 30 years ago. Two US-based presenters on Russia's English-language TV station Russia Today (RT) caused a stir recently by denouncing Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine. Abby Martin told viewers of the state-owned channel that what Russia had done was "wrong". And Liz Wahl said she could not work for a broadcaster that "whitewashes the actions" of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Wahl resigned live on air. Among seasoned Russia watchers, their exploits recalled the strange and sad story of...