Russians search for BBC, outside news outlets amid Putin crackdown

 A growing number of citizens inside Russia are turning to independent news reports rather than state-sponsored propaganda for information about the invasion. 

Russia , BBC , President Vladimir Putin , Ukraine

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The trend comes as Russian officials are working to suppress and distort the work of independent journalists within their own borders and on the ground in Ukraine as they attempt to skew the facts behind the assault and further justify an attack on their neighbor to the west. 

Recent figures tallied by the BBC, one of Europe’s largest news providers, show traffic coming from inside Russia for content about the invasion has spiked dramatically, a sign the Russian people are looking for alternatives to the state-sponsored programming pumped out by Putin and his allies. 

"It’s often said truth is the first casualty of war,” BBC Director-General Tim Davie said this week. “In a conflict where disinformation and propaganda is rife, there is a clear need for factual and independent news people can trust — and in a significant development, millions more Russians are turning to the BBC." 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has from the onset of the invasion attempted to paint Russia forces as “liberators” who are conducting “special military operations” inside Ukraine in an attempt to “denazify” the country’s government. 

State media outlets such as RT and Sputnik have parroted those talking points, and their employees have reportedly been instructed not to use words such as “invasion” and “war” to describe what is happening in Ukraine. 

Some government-sponsored media outlets have gone a step further, suggesting Ukrainian forces are committing war crimes against their own people. 

Read More : https://thehill.com/homenews/media/596875-russians-search-for-bbc-outside-news-outlets-amid-putin-crackdown

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