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Clifford Levy
Russia Prevailed on the Ground, but Not in the Media
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 22, 2008 - 7:21amLast updated: August 22, 2008 - 7:22am
The Kremlin's tight grip on the media in recent years has been readily evident during the conflict in Georgia, right down to the way the television news has presented the Georgian leader's speeches. But it failed to grasp that the same figure it was mocking on its channels, President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia, was using his fluency in English to dominate coverage in the rest of the world.
It Isn’t Magic: Putin Opponents Are Made to Vanish From TV
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 3, 2008 - 7:49amOn a talk show last fall, a prominent political analyst named Mikhail G. Delyagin had some tart words about Vladimir V. Putin. When the program was later televised, Mr. Delyagin was not.
