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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-capitalist pro-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 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>


== Programs ==
== Programs ==


=== Curren ===
=== Current ===


* ''On Contact'' ([[Chris Hedges]])
* ''On Contact'' ([[Chris Hedges]])
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* ''SophieCo'' ([[Sophie Shevardnadze]])
* ''SophieCo'' ([[Sophie Shevardnadze]])
* ''[[CrossTalk]]'' ([[Peter Lavelle]])
* ''[[CrossTalk]]'' ([[Peter Lavelle]])
* ''[[Sputnik (television programme)|Sputnik]]'' ([[George Galloway]]) from RT UK
* ''[[Sputnik (news agency)|Sputnik]]'' ([[George Galloway]]) from RT UK
* ''[[Politicking with Larry King|Politicking]]'' (Larry King)
* ''[[Politicking with Larry King|Politicking]]'' (Larry King)
* ''News Views [[Scottie Nell Hughes|Hughes]]''
* ''News Views [[Scottie Nell Hughes|Hughes]]''
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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 US.<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<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.
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.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:15, 19 November 2022


RT (formerly Russia Today) is a 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-capitalist, pro-imperialist Western media.[1]

In 2010, Walter Isaacson, Chairman of the 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 CGTN in the following sentence. He later explained that he actually was referring to "enemies" in Afghanistan, not the countries he mentioned.[2]

Programs

Current

Former

Censorship

In 2022, RT and Sputnik News were censored by the European Union, as well as private firms in the USA.[3][4] This censorship has been condemned by Latin American news outlet TeleSur[5] as well as independent media inside the US.

References