I disagree with the opinion that the Moscow Times "churns out Kremlin propaganda." Almost every day they publish a prominent story that is critical of the government, explicitly or not.
Take just the last few issues: Today: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/06/003.html. November 2: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/02/002.html November 1: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/01/003.html and http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/01/011.html (letting the same picture illustrate both stories was an unfortunate choice) October 31: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/10/31/001.html You could go back like this almost every issue to find front-page pieces that are embarrassing to the Kremlin and that most Russian papers would bury on the inside, if they dare run them at all. In fact, I would argue that it is the Moscow Times that sets the tone for the broadly negative coverage of Russia in Western press. As for the lack of investigative reporting - that may be a matter of strained resources, not self-censorship. Disclosure: I used to write for the MT. Alex > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:51:19 +0000 > From: "Chris Manuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Expat List RE: Moscow Times > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > As you are well aware Human Resources, the Moscow Times has not been a > newspaper reporting in a serious and balanced manner for some time... but > then again in today's climate how could you blame them! > > They could be closed in a heartbeat and nobody would kick up a fuss... > When > they reported on a serious situation regarding the abuse by a Russian > company of International Patent law by claiming to have invented products > available in the West for over 50 years, and then using their Russian > "Patent" to exthort "fees" from construction companies, suppliers and end > users....what did the paper write up???? > > Interesting enough it was the fact that the Director of the company > concerned, Michael Wheller of OfficeScape Projects Ltd, was attacked with > a > cake after the press conference!!! > > Virtually no content about the case itself....but what do you expect... > > The Moscow Times is a hollow shell of what it used to be with everyone > being > afraid to say anything adverse to the expected Kremlin line.... God forbid > that they should actually present a serious story written by their own > journalists...they are too afraid of the consequences...or at least the > owner and editors are...in my humble opinion of course! > > The Moscow Times is not even worthy of wrapping your fish and chips > in...even if they were freely available in Moscow! It cannot even claim > to > be a tabloid let alone a respectable newspaper; afterall even a tabloid > has > the occasional serious expose or story! > > It does sicken me that a so called Western Paper churns out the same > Kremlin > propaganda as Russia Today and expects us to believe it....very sad...did > they have a choice but to sell out??? Who knows?? > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > End of Expat Digest, Vol 37, Issue 5 > ************************************ >
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