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[muriel_volestrangler]

46. RT was created to put forward the Kremlin point of view

Russia's Public Diplomacy Effort: What the Kremlin is Doing and Why it’s Not Working

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The next major nation re-branding initiative came in April 2005 with
the launch of the news channel Russia Today, which is sponsored by RIA
Novosti and positioned as “the first 24/7 English-language news channel
to bring the Russian view on global news.” Generously endowed with
resources from state funds, Russia Today quickly developed into a major
news portal, comparable to Al Jazeera English or Germany’s DW World,
and currently broadcasts in English and Arabic, with plans to expand into
Spanish. The majority of Russia Today’s broadcasts is devoted to Russian
and international news, but the channel also airs documentaries, travel
shows and commentaries on present-day life in Russia. According to Margarita
Simonyan, Russia Today’s editor-in-chief, the station was born out
of the desire to present an “unbiased” portrait of Russia and “make Russia
clearer for understanding” (CBC News 2006). However, to this end, the
station is often criticized by Westerners and Russians alike for applying a
positive spin on stories about Russian authorities and for refraining from
broadcasting stories that cast a negative light on the Kremlin leadership.
As Finn writes, “At first glance it looks a lot like CNN, but it can be a
breathless cheerleader for the Kremlin” (Finn 2008, 1).

http://www.princeton.edu/jpia/past-issues-1/2009/6.pdf