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'''RT''' (formerly '''Russia Today''') is a [[Russian Federation|Russian]] public broadcaster and international television network. | '''RT''' (formerly '''Russia Today''') is a [[Russian Federation|Russian]] public broadcaster and international television network. | ||
Among the [[Western media]], there is immense level of hysteria against RT because it serves as one column of counter-propaganda efforts against the pro-[[Imperialism|imperialist]] Western media.<ref>Lawrence Pintak, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610060400/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7990845.html America's media bubble], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', 19 November 2006. ([[Highbeam]])</ref> | Among the [[Western media]], there is immense level of hysteria against RT because it serves as one column of counter-propaganda efforts against the pro-[[Capitalism|capitalist]], pro-[[Imperialism|imperialist]] Western media.<ref>Lawrence Pintak, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610060400/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7990845.html America's media bubble], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', 19 November 2006. ([[Highbeam]])</ref> | ||
In 2010, Walter Isaacson, Chairman of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] Government's Broadcasting Board of Governors, which runs [[Voice of America]], [[Radio Free Europe]] and [[Radio Free Asia]], called for more money to invest in the programs because "We can't allow ourselves to be out-communicated by our enemies", specifically mentioning Russia Today, [[Iran]]'s [[Press TV]] and China's [[China Global Television Network|CGTN]] in the following sentence. He later explained that he actually was referring to "enemies" in [[Afghanistan]], not the countries he mentioned.<ref>Josh Rogin, [https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/10/05/new-bbg-chief-wants-more-money-to-combat-enemies-such-as-china-and-russia/ New BBG chief wants more money to combat "enemies" such as China and Russia], ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', 5 October 2010.</ref> | In 2010, Walter Isaacson, Chairman of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] Government's Broadcasting Board of Governors, which runs [[Voice of America]], [[Radio Free Europe]] and [[Radio Free Asia]], called for more money to invest in the programs because "We can't allow ourselves to be out-communicated by our enemies", specifically mentioning Russia Today, [[Iran]]'s [[Press TV]] and China's [[China Global Television Network|CGTN]] in the following sentence. He later explained that he actually was referring to "enemies" in [[Afghanistan]], not the countries he mentioned.<ref>Josh Rogin, [https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/10/05/new-bbg-chief-wants-more-money-to-combat-enemies-such-as-china-and-russia/ New BBG chief wants more money to combat "enemies" such as China and Russia], ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', 5 October 2010.</ref> | ||
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== Censorship == | == Censorship == | ||
In 2022, RT and Sputnik News were censored by the [[European Union]], as well as private firms in the USA.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-01-03|title=Journalistic Unions and Lawyers: EU Censorship of Sputnik and RT is Counterproductive and Illegal|url=https://sputniknews.com/20220301/journalistic-unions-and-lawyers-eu-censorship-of-sputnik-and-rt-is-counterproductive-and-illegal-1093492486.html|newspaper=[[Sputnik News]]}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|title=EU to Ban RT and Sputnik|url=https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/eu-to-ban-rt-and-sputnik/|newspaper=The Liberty Beacon}}</ref> Latin American news outlet [[TeleSUR|TeleSur]]<ref>{{News citation|title=Telesur President Condemns Censorship of Sputnik and RT|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Telesur-President-Condemns-Censorship-of-Sputnik-and-RT-20220302-0007.html|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]}}</ref> | In 2022, RT and Sputnik News were censored by the [[European Union]], as well as private firms in the USA.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-01-03|title=Journalistic Unions and Lawyers: EU Censorship of Sputnik and RT is Counterproductive and Illegal|url=https://sputniknews.com/20220301/journalistic-unions-and-lawyers-eu-censorship-of-sputnik-and-rt-is-counterproductive-and-illegal-1093492486.html|newspaper=[[Sputnik News]]}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|title=EU to Ban RT and Sputnik|url=https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/eu-to-ban-rt-and-sputnik/|newspaper=The Liberty Beacon}}</ref> This censorship has been condemned by Latin American news outlet [[TeleSUR|TeleSur]]<ref>{{News citation|title=Telesur President Condemns Censorship of Sputnik and RT|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Telesur-President-Condemns-Censorship-of-Sputnik-and-RT-20220302-0007.html|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]}}</ref> as well as independent media inside the US. | ||
[[Canada]] would censor RT from broadcasting by revoking their broadcast licence in March 2022.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Peter Zimonjic|newspaper=CBC News|title=CRTC bans Russian state-controlled TV channels RT, RT France from Canadian airwaves|date=2022-03-16|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crtc-russia-today-broadcasting-decision-1.6386929|retrieved=2023-06-02}}</ref> | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||