In response to sharp criticism from a press watchdog group, the new general director of NTV asserts that he will guarantee the station’s independence. 2 May 2001 Following the takeover of three of Russia’s most important independent media outlets–national television station NTV, the Segodnya daily newspaper, and the weekly news magazine Itogi, supporters of the embattled Media-MOST holdings cried foul […]

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