The abrupt removal of Ms Timchenko is being seen as yet another blow to the countrys embattled independent media. One of the most respected figures on the Russian media scene, she has been at Lenta.ru from the start and became editor-in-chief in 2004. Under her guidance, Lenta.ru became the best web publication in Russian, liberal journalist Aleksandr Plyushchev wrote. Her successor, Alexei Goreslavsky, until recently headed the staunchly pro-Kremlin website, Vzglyad.ru. According to opposition activist and blogger Leonid Volkov, he was also a media adviser on the campaign that helped elect Sergei Sobyanin, an ally of President Putin, as Moscow mayor last September. Her departure is being seen as another blow to freedom of speech in Russia. A statement by the editorial staff reflected on the dramatic decline in the scope for free journalism in Russia: The problem is not that there is nowhere left for us to work. The problem is that there is nothing left, it seems, for you to read.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 06:28:03 +0000
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