• SpaceBar@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Reporters in Russia are propagandists. There is no press freedom in that country, so if you work as a reporter, you are not fulfilling the role of a journalist, but a state sanctioned propagandist.

    A Russian reporter in Ukraine might as well be a part of the armed forces.

    • sugar_in_your_tea
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      1 year ago

      I don’t see why a Russian “journalist” needs to be anywhere near the action, it’s not like accurate reporting is expected…