Russia Web Journalism Award Named For Edward Snowden [View all]

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Source: NBC

MOSCOW - Edward Snowden has been invited to judge an award ceremony honoring Internet journalism in Russia.

The head of radio station Echo Moskvi has asked the former NSA contractor to a moderator on a panel at the so-called Russian Internet Media Awards later this year.

Editor-in-chief Alexey Venediktov organizes the ceremony and said the judges will also introduce a special "Snowden Award" for investigative journalism.

"We got in touch with him this April for the first time and suggested to name the award after him," Venediktov told NBC News. "He agreed." "Secondly, we suggested him to join the jury, but he has not replied to us yet. We hope to get his answer in June."

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-web-journalism-award-named-edward-snowden-n118486

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From the country currently in the process of perfecting the oppression of journalists. Orwell, please report to the Kafka Department.
Oh, and in terms the Snowden Award being named after him, "he agreed."
Bizarre times.