There's no reason to suspect these interviewees of insincerity, or of being told what to say. If you ask a UKIP MEP about the EU, you know what answer you'll get.
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RT interviews people whose beliefs validate the Kremlin's narrative, thus solving the lack of "English-speaking talking heads". Often, what's important is what gets left out.pic.twitter.com/cOHxdPq5R8
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Not all RT's coverage is direct propaganda. Some is aimed at building an audience, to "make use of" in "critical moments", such as war.pic.twitter.com/76CEcOK1ph
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In "critical moments", RT adopts Russian government language, such as speaking of the Ukrainian "coup" in 2014.pic.twitter.com/a2qfDT1wI9
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RT called the Russian special forces in Crimea "self-defence squads" long after they were exposed.pic.twitter.com/yQT16oSciL
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This isn't journalism: it's information warfare. The difference is what made people like
@lizwahl leave.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h79v9uirLY …4 replies 18 retweets 32 likesShow this thread -
RT loyalists accuse Wahl of resigning to boost her career, suggesting that the way to succeed as an RT journalist is to leave.
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In the UK, MPs such as
@DavidGauke and@RhonddaBryant have called out RT for what it is. Others, not so much.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/18/mps-kremlin-propaganda-channel-rt …3 replies 15 retweets 29 likesShow this thread -
In Simonyan's own words, RT conducts "information war". Don't confuse that with journalism. / Thread endspic.twitter.com/2hUI8ZaGBd
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Replying to @benimmo @conspirator0 and
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2008 was when I started watching Alex Jones' alliance with Russia Today. I documented some of that in this thread:https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/905845800072183810 …
JJ MacNab added,
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I didn't understand the Russian obsession with booking conspiracy mongers like Alex Jones. Sure does make sense now
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"There's a war on for your mind" is an in-your-face declaration of propaganda warfare. Sigh, I miss the days when it was possible to dismiss it as just wacky entertainment.
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Your farewell speech on RT was epic, Liz.
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