14 minutes agoAfter more than a century, the American newspaper leaves Russia
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)U.S.A. The New York Times has removed all its correspondents from Russia, which is the first time in more than a century since the American daily will not have reporters from the field, writes CNN, records Periscope. The very sad day in @newtime history in Moscow. Retrieving all correspondents [...]
The very sad day in @newtime history in Moscow. Pulling all her competitors out of the country. We've had reporters there repeatedly since 1921, with a double brief break to visa issues.
Neither Stalin nor the Cold War has pushed us back”, wrote to APUitterı Neil MacFarqhar, former head of the NYT office in Moscow. The paper announced its formal withdrawal from Russia in a statement Tuesday, citing the new law, which tends to criminalise journalists reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine referred to as fighting.
