Russian Journalists Quit Over Censorship

A state-controlled broadcast center in Russia has just seen the result of censorship restrictions imposed by the Kremlin. In a rare show of protest a group of journalists all resigned stating that they could no longer work under the harsh restrictions imposed by the state. "Artyom Khan, one of the reporters who resigned, said restrictions were introduced when new management was imported last month from Channel One, the state television station that documents Mr Putin's every move."

To Putin

[roman_mir]

I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her: marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet, buried alive. Buried alive.

In Soviet Russia ...

[PPH]

... Kremlin mods YOU down!

And you thought Britain was bad for cameras!

[Timesprout]

Whats a few surveillance cameras when poor Putin has a camera crew following him everywhere!!

right..

[mastershake_phd]

the state television station that documents Mr Putin's every move.
 
If you were trying to run an oppressive state, why would you want your every move documented?

Censorship

[Mockylock]

Too bad they don't have a writer's guild. They could regulate the censored censorship to regulate the censorship of Putin's Censorship.

OR they could just get a job at the Washington Post for a few weeks before it falls apart.

Re:Next up, Channel One Exposes Number Two...

[WhyDoYouWantToKnow]

That's Mr Number Two to you Mister.

Re:To Putin

[Captain Splendid]

PUTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!

Re:Cold War, take... Two?

[kannibal_klown]

Well, I vote that we'll henceforth refer to this as the Nippy War!

Nippy War, wasn't that started by Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl?

Re:Not too different from MSNBC

[Bearpaw]

IMHO, if you want an objective news coverage, you have to look at the Internet, where an open uncensored discussion is possible.

This must be some usage of the word "objective" with which I am not yet familiar.

("Less corporate-dominated", I'd agree. But "objective" ...?)

mainstream media

[Bearpaw]

Kinda like how the U.S. main stream media does not mention Dennis Kucinich or Ron Paul.

Corporate media focuses on serious candidates, which are easily distinguished from non-serious candidates because ... um ... because if Kucinich or Paul were serious candidates, they'd be getting more media coverage.

Putin sounds like a /. mod

[stratjakt]

how dare you disagree with me!

-1 TROLL

Re:Well,

[Jimmy King]

Wait, does that mean in the rest of the world a syringe full of polonium is better than a nice gesture?

Obligatory Quote...

[LEX LETHAL]

Someone has to do it...

"Khaaaaaaaaan!!"

Re:right..

[MadJo]

Wait, what? He wants to be Russia's Next Top Model?

Re:Too bad...

[owlnation]

What resignations?

Wasn't there a ... rather unfortunate accident?