'No To War', Entire Staff Of A Russian TV Channel Resigns Live On-Air Over Ukraine Invasion
All the employees staged a walkout from the studio. As per the statement by the channel, it has suspended the operation "indefinitely."
The entire staff of a Russian Television resigned live on-air after declaring ¡°no to war¡± in their final telecast. According to reports, the decision was led by the staff of TV Rain (Dozhd) after Russian authorities suspended its operations over its coverage of the Ukraine war.
Natalia Sindeyeva, one of the channel's founders, said ¡°No to war¡± in the last telecast.
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All the employees staged a walkout from the studio. As per the statement by the channel, it has suspended the operation "indefinitely."
Writer Daniel Abrahams shared the video of mass resignation on LinkedIn.
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After the staff made a dramatic exit, the channel played the 'Swan Lake' ballet video, the same video shown on state-run TV channels in Russia when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
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The video is viral on social media.
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Ekho Moskvy (Echo of Moscow) radio station, one of Russia's last remaining liberal media outlets, has also been dissolved by its board. The editor on Thursday claimed that their staff was under pressure over its coverage of the war in Ukraine. The radio station has featured interviews with Ukrainian journalists who described the horrors of Russia's invasion.
According to a New York Times report, this decision could have crossed a line.
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The United States accused Russia on Wednesday of launching a "full war on media freedom and the truth" by blocking independent news outlets and preventing Russians from hearing news of the invasion of Ukraine.
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"Russia's government is also throttling Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram platforms that tens of millions of Russia's citizens rely on to access independent information and opinions," the State Department said in a statement. It added that Russians also used social media to connect and the outside world.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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