Russia’s RT and Sputnik Networks were the only two media organisations to be banned from the Media Freedom Conference taking place in London this week because of their “active role in spreading disinformation” according to British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt. Read the full article.
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Presenter on RT says network tries to offer ‘alternative view’ of world affairs (EuroNews)
Russia’s RT and Sputnik Networks were the only two media organisations to be banned from the Media Freedom Conference taking place in London this week because of their “active role in spreading disinformation” according to British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt. Read the full article.
11 Jul 19
By Sean Gallagher
Sean Gallagher is a former online editor at Index on Censorship. He is also a former editor at the Los Angeles Times and a producer at The New York Times
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