Russian vision of the world in the UK. Russia Today starts with … – TVP

Russian TV news works since 2005. Established as Russia Today, but four years ago the name was shortened to RT.

It is broadcast in English, Arabic and Spanish. Deals mainly with international affairs and is famous for its strongly pro-Russian interpretation of events. Most TV critics met during the Ukrainian crisis. With RT is gone then a few journalists.

As explained, did not agree to deceive viewers.

Ofcom, the British equivalent of the National Council of Radio and Television, conducted several investigations against RT. Most of them apply to misrepresent.

this will not hear anywhere else

As announced before the start of the channel, broadcast in the UK version has a focus on “issues that are important for the British”. Most of the media took this news with a mixture of amusement and concern. “Independent” entitled a note on RT UK “News, you will not see on the BBC. Or anywhere else. “

The” Guardian “RT described as” Putin’s main tool for the development of Russian soft power “.

With harsh criticism also met an advertising campaign before the start of RT UK, launched under the slogan “This is what happens when there is no second opinion”. Likeness on posters placed among George Bush and Colin Powell and the number of 141 thousand. – So many people were killed during the war in Iraq. RT claims that asked for a correction in the media and on the streets posters appeared with the slogan and the black stripe and the words “censored”.

 One of the TV face to be Bill Dod, a former BBC journalist, local, and later Russia Today presenter. It will be too Polly Boiko, previous RT correspondent in London and Afshin Rattansi, working, among others, Iran’s Press TV television information, and Al Jazeera.