Witness History
Witness History
The takeover of NTV in Russia
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March 3, 2022
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NTV, the only nationwide independent TV channel in Russia, was taken over in April 2001. It lost its independence despite a vigorous protest campaign mounted by its staff. In 2017, Dina Newman spoke to the head of NTV at the time, Yevgeny Kiselev.
PHOTO: An NTV broadcast in 2001 (Getty Images)