Russian television news has long been controlled by the Kremlin and independent viewpoints are rare on all the major channels. It is also unusual for employees of state-controlled news organisations to express an opinion that differs from the official Kremlin position. But since the war in Ukraine began, at least three journalists have resigned from top Russian TV channels: Zhanna Agalakova from Channel 1, and Lilia Gildeyeva and Vadim Glusker from NTV. State-controlled Russian media refer to the war as a "special military operation" and paint Ukraine as the aggressor, describing Ukraine's elected government as neo-Nazis. Several of the remaining independent media outlets in Russia have stopped broadcasting or publishing after pressure from the authorities, including the radio station Echo of Moscow, and TV Rain - an online TV channel. Others, like newspaper Novaya Gazeta, are attempting to report on the situation without falling foul of the new censorship laws. Many social media sites have also been blocked, further restricting the number and diversity of news sources available to people inside Russia.
‘Marina Ovsyannikova: Russian journalist tells of 14-hour interrogation’, BBC
