Ekho Moskvy succumbs to government pressures on social media

2014/11/24 22:30:01

The Kremlin likes to present Russia as guarding the rights of journalists – at least until the journalists develops ideas contrary to the government line and then the noose begins to tighten, as has been demonstrated with Ekho Moskvy radio station, probably the best known radio voice in the country.

 


By Carl Schreck for RFE/RL, November 24, 2014

 

Russia's Ekho Moskvy radio station says it is drafting rules for its employees’ behavior on social media after its state-controlled owner pressured the broadcaster over a journalist's message on Twitter.

 

Lesya Ryabtseva, a journalist and assistant to Ekho Moskvy editor in chief Aleksei Venediktov, has confirmed in an interview with RFE/RL that she is overseeing the drafting of the rules.

 

Ryabtseva said similar measures will be imposed upon journalists who work for other outlets of Gazprom Media, the state-owned entertainment giant that holds a controlling stake in Ekho Moskvy.

 

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