More depressing news about journalism in Russia: RUJ served notice to quit building

[Josh Wilson]

Read about this in the news yesterday myself. The article - there is always
wonderful irony to everything depressing in Russia - also pointed out that
Russia Today television is tasked with "creating positive images of Russia
abroad."....

Apparently nobody specified that they should try to not create PR disasters.

The eviction is coinciding with an international convention of journalist to
be held in Moscow at (the end of?) this month... sure we will hear much,
much more about this later. 


-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Robert Chandler
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 12:05 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] More depressing news about journalism in Russia: RUJ
served notice to quit building

Forwarded message from a friend:

'The Russian Union of Journalists' lease on the building they've rented (for
the last ?20 years, at the very least) is being ended and the premises
wholly handed over to Russia Today, the overseas TV propaganda channel
Putin's team set up. If this all goes through it also puts GDF and CJES out
on the street.

Igor Yakovenko was particularly singled out as having provoked this
reaction from the authorities, due to his constant protection and
sponsorship of opposition and critical gatherings at the Union's premises
on Zubovsky Boulevard.'

Best Wishes,

Robert Chandler

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