New York Times pulls journalists from Russia amid media crackdown
Source: Washington Post
The New York Times on Tuesday became the first major American news organization to announce it will pull staff out of Russia in response to the country’s increasing crackdown on journalism, including a new law against “fake” news that threatens those who accurately refer to the invasion of Ukraine as an “invasion” — rather than a “special military operation” — with a prison sentence of up to 15 years.
“For the safety and security of our editorial staff working in the region, we are moving them out of the country for now,” Nicole Taylor, spokeswoman for the Times, told The Post. “We look forward to them returning as soon as possible while we monitor the application of the new law.”
She added that the Times “will continue our live, robust coverage of the war, and our rigorous reporting on Russia’s offensive in Ukraine and these attempts to stifle independent journalism.”
On Friday, other media organizations announced plans to cease reporting and broadcasting from the country, and in the country, but no others have yet said they will remove all editorial personnel.
Bloomberg News editor in chief John Micklethwait said the global news organization would “temporarily suspend our newsgathering inside Russia,” arguing that changes to the criminal code in the country “makes it impossible to continue any semblance of normal journalism inside the country.” He said that Bloomberg News “will obviously continue to support our staff in the country, even if for now they can no longer do their jobs there.” (The news organization has 27 reporters, editors and translators based in Russia.)
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