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Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last independent papers, announces it is closing
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Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last independent newspapers, has announced it is closing. The paper says it is shutting down under pressure from Russian authorities, including a recent search of its senior editor’s home. Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a video statement that the special services forced the editorial team to end its work. The paper said it will turn off the lights in its office on November 9. Reports from the center and the left agree on the closure and on the pressure the paper describes. The paper’s account of the cause has not been independently confirmed in the coverage supplied.
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Novaya Gazeta has announced that it is closing.
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- Left
- The Guardian, Bloomberg
- Center
- France 24, Deutsche Welle
The paper says authorities searched the home of its senior editor, and it blames pressure from the Kremlin and security services.
Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- The Guardian, Bloomberg
- Center
- France 24, Deutsche Welle
The paper says authorities detained one of its journalists earlier this year.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- France 24
Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a video statement that the special services forced the editorial team to end its work.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center
The paper said it will turn off the lights in its office on November 9.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center
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All sides report that Novaya Gazeta is closing and that its editors cite pressure from Russian authorities. Left headlines name the Kremlin or security services as the cause, with Bloomberg quoting the paper’s ‘dictatorship’ charge, while center headlines state the closure more plainly.
the left
3 outlets
Headlines attribute the closure to the Kremlin or security services, and Bloomberg’s repeats the paper’s ‘dictatorship’ charge; the Guardian’s is an AFP report.
Russian Newspaper Shuts Down Blaming Kremlin ‘Dictatorship’
BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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Headlines present the closure as a news event, with France 24 linking it to Kremlin pressure while Deutsche Welle’s headline leaves the cause to its description.
Russia: Critical newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' to close
Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines the right
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From the left
3 outletsLeads with
- Kremlin and security services as the source of pressure
- the paper’s own account of blame
- former editor who was a Nobel laureate
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Russia ‘forces’ closure of investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta
A symbol of independent journalism, Novaya Gazeta has been classed as a 'foreign agent' by Moscow.
- BloombergLeft
Russian Newspaper Shuts Down Blaming Kremlin ‘Dictatorship’
Novaya Gazeta, the Russian newspaper formerly led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov, announced it’s shutting down after more than three decades, blaming persecution by the Kremlin and security services.
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from ‘special services’
Independent outlet, whose former editor won Nobel peace prize, says Russian authorities have forced it to shut Europe live – latest updates The Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has announced it is closing, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the …
From the center
3 outletsLeads with
- the paper’s independent, critical role
- pressure from state authorities
- the closure as an announced event
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- BBC NewsCenter
Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities
Novaya Gazeta has been one of the most high-profile independent news outlets in Russia over the last three decades.
- Deutsche WelleCenter
Russia: Critical newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' to close
"Novaya Gazeta," one of the last remaining independent, critical media outlets in Russia, has announced it is closing under pressure from state authorities. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, evacuations have begun in Oleshky.
- France 24Center
Russia's bastion of free press Novaya Gazeta shuts down under Kremlin pressure
Newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one of the last vestiges of independent journalism in Russia, announced Friday that it was closing down, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the home of its senior editor and earlier this year detained one of its journalists.
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23 min later
Its first report, Oct 30, 5:05 AM EDT
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France 24, Oct 30, 4:42 AM EDT
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- France 24CenterOct 30, 4:42 AM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 30, 5:05 AM EDT
- BloombergLeftOct 30, 5:59 AM EDT
- Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 30, 7:08 AM EDT
- Deutsche WelleCenterOct 30, 7:09 AM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 30, 7:23 AM EDT
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