The takeover of NTV in Russia
How NTV journalists tried in vain to keep their station out of President Putin's control.
Witness History · BBC World Service
March 3, 20229m 4s
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Show Notes
NTV, the only nationwide independent TV channel in Russia, was taken over in April 2001. It lost its independence despite a vigorous protest campaign mounted by its staff. In 2017, Dina Newman spoke to the head of NTV at the time, Yevgeny Kiselev.
PHOTO: An NTV broadcast in 2001 (Getty Images)