Jon Hellevig — Russia's Foreign-Owned Media Are Losing Their Freedom to Mislead

The legislation in question would limit foreign ownership of all Russian media companies to 20 percent.… 

TMT goes on to claim that “foreign media investors did not come to Russia to threaten its national security or harness public opinion in order to stage a hostile coup and eventually make the country disintegrate…” 

Excuse me, but this is precisely what they have been up to. It is clear that regime change has been at the top on their agenda. 

Next we are told that the foreign media: “...came here to earn money, and they did, contributing in turn to Russia's growing prosperity.” But The Moscow Times itself has lost money almost each year since its establishment. I also understand Vedomostihas never been in the black. Using their own logic, we can conclude that money is not what they are after. The Moscow Times has a very different mission.

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Russia's Foreign-Owned Media Are Losing Their Freedom to Mislead
Jon Hellevig