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Aravot: Russian TV neutrality due to Gyumri case relation to army prestige
The correspondent of 'Aravot' paper talked with Aleksey Gorbachev of
'Nezavisimaya Gazeta' newspaper (Russia).
"I heard of the incident the following day. I read about it on the
Internet. Our newspaper published an article about it this week, and
the article was the most read one,' he said.
The Russian journalist said that their paper covered that subject
based on information of open Russian-language sources which were
available to them. "The reports mainly described the incident and
experts opinions: what happened and who should investigate the case,"
Aleksey Gorbachev said.
According to him, almost all Russian media outlets, including TV
companies, covered the Gyumri incident. "What was presented by state
TV channels was very neutral. I think that almost everyone heard of
the incident. In my opinion, the neutrality of Russian TV companies is
due to the fact that it is related to the prestige of the Russian
army. The state TV channel presented it as an ordinary crime. Other
media outlets said that the soldier was drunk or in mentally
unbalanced condition. It was also mentioned that it was not the first
time - he wanted to run away previously, too".
17.01.15, 12:05
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2015/01/17/Aravot-Russian-TV-neutrality-due-to-Gyumri-case-relation-to-army-prestige/894769
The correspondent of 'Aravot' paper talked with Aleksey Gorbachev of
'Nezavisimaya Gazeta' newspaper (Russia).
"I heard of the incident the following day. I read about it on the
Internet. Our newspaper published an article about it this week, and
the article was the most read one,' he said.
The Russian journalist said that their paper covered that subject
based on information of open Russian-language sources which were
available to them. "The reports mainly described the incident and
experts opinions: what happened and who should investigate the case,"
Aleksey Gorbachev said.
According to him, almost all Russian media outlets, including TV
companies, covered the Gyumri incident. "What was presented by state
TV channels was very neutral. I think that almost everyone heard of
the incident. In my opinion, the neutrality of Russian TV companies is
due to the fact that it is related to the prestige of the Russian
army. The state TV channel presented it as an ordinary crime. Other
media outlets said that the soldier was drunk or in mentally
unbalanced condition. It was also mentioned that it was not the first
time - he wanted to run away previously, too".
17.01.15, 12:05
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2015/01/17/Aravot-Russian-TV-neutrality-due-to-Gyumri-case-relation-to-army-prestige/894769