Published on 05/03/2022 22:58
FRANCE 3 Article written
L. Naan, A. Peyroux, M. Le Rue – France 3
France TVs
As in every war, there is another battle – communications. Facebook and Twitter are now blocked in Russia. The new law against independent media was adopted by the Duma on Friday, March 4. Censorship in Ukraine and Russia, an increasingly difficult situation for journalists.
English Sky News journalists are reporting near Kiev. But along the way, they come across what they call an ambush. They had just been fired upon by the Russians. The bursts are getting more and more intense. To protect themselves, the team decides to identify themselves, but nothing stops the soldier. One of the journalists is wounded, the other gets two shots in his body armor before crawling out of the car. After endless minutes, the team finally manages to get to safety.
In Moscow, this is well understood, the war is also being played out in the field of images. Journalists should not be able to report. Russian television is not talking about the invasion, but about the liberation of Ukraine. On Saturday, March 5, the antenna accuses the enemy of suspending the humanitarian corridor. This version is held by the majority of the population. Within a few days, some social networks were blocked by the authorities. On Friday, March 4, the Russian parliament passed a law on information control, under which anyone who broadcasts anything other than official Kremlin propaganda faces up to fifteen years in prison. Feeling threatened, some independent media journalists decided to leave the country.
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