I used to write for the Russia Journal (bad Moscow Times, bad!) and I wouldn't agree with it either. In fact it's ludicrous on its face. The MT are in general rather anti-Putin.
"The Moscow Times is a Kremlin mouthpiece" is the sort of statement one would expect from a schizophenic raving to himself on the corner, probably while sitting in his own refuse. --- Alex Fak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I disagree with the opinion that the Moscow Times > "churns out Kremlin > propaganda." Almost every day they publish a > prominent story that is > critical of the government, explicitly or not. > > Take just the last few issues: > Today: > http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/06/003.html. > November 2: > http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/02/002.html > November 1: > http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/01/003.html > and > http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/01/011.html > (letting the same > picture illustrate both stories was an unfortunate > choice) > October 31: > http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/10/31/001.html > You could go back like this almost every issue to > find front-page pieces > that are embarrassing to the Kremlin and that most > Russian papers would bury > on the inside, if they dare run them at all. In > fact, I would argue that it > is the Moscow Times that sets the tone for the > broadly negative coverage of > Russia in Western press. > > As for the lack of investigative reporting - that > may be a matter of > strained resources, not self-censorship. > > Disclosure: I used to write for the MT. > > Alex > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:51:19 +0000 > > From: "Chris Manuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Expat List RE: Moscow Times > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > > As you are well aware Human Resources, the Moscow > Times has not been a > > newspaper reporting in a serious and balanced > manner for some time... but > > then again in today's climate how could you blame > them! > > > > They could be closed in a heartbeat and nobody > would kick up a fuss... > > When > > they reported on a serious situation regarding the > abuse by a Russian > > company of International Patent law by claiming to > have invented products > > available in the West for over 50 years, and then > using their Russian > > "Patent" to exthort "fees" from construction > companies, suppliers and end > > users....what did the paper write up???? > > > > Interesting enough it was the fact that the > Director of the company > > concerned, Michael Wheller of OfficeScape Projects > Ltd, was attacked with > > a > > cake after the press conference!!! > > > > Virtually no content about the case itself....but > what do you expect... > > > > The Moscow Times is a hollow shell of what it used > to be with everyone > > being > > afraid to say anything adverse to the expected > Kremlin line.... God forbid > > that they should actually present a serious story > written by their own > > journalists...they are too afraid of the > consequences...or at least the > > owner and editors are...in my humble opinion of > course! > > > > The Moscow Times is not even worthy of wrapping > your fish and chips > > in...even if they were freely available in Moscow! > It cannot even claim > > to > > be a tabloid let alone a respectable newspaper; > afterall even a tabloid > > has > > the occasional serious expose or story! > > > > It does sicken me that a so called Western Paper > churns out the same > > Kremlin > > propaganda as Russia Today and expects us to > believe it....very sad...did > > they have a choice but to sell out??? Who knows?? > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > > > > End of Expat Digest, Vol 37, Issue 5 > > ************************************ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
