Thursday, March 6, 2014

RT Anchor Liz Wahl Resigns Over The Network's Coverage Of Putin And The Invasion Of Ukraine



Anchor Quits: I Can't Be Part Of Network 'That Whitewashes' Putin's Actions -- CNN

(CNN) -- Another member of state-funded Russia Today made waves on Wednesday -- not by standing behind Moscow, as the news network is wont to do, but by bucking it.

From the anchor chair, Liz Wahl closed a show -- as seen in video which she later tweeted -- talking about the "ethical and moral challenges" she faces working for Russia Today, also known as RT. She spoke of being from a family who fled to America to escape Soviet forces during the 1956 Hungarian revolution, being the daughter of a U.S. military veteran and being the partner of a physician who works at a U.S. military base.

"And that is why, personally, I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin," Wahl said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I'm proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth," she added. "And that is why, after this newscast, I'm resigning."

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More News On The Resignation Of RT Anchor Liz Wahl

Exclusive: RT Anchor Liz Wahl Explains Why She Quit -- Daily Beast
Russia Today News Anchor Resigns on Air in Protest -- Time
SEE IT: 'Russia Today' anchor Liz Wahl quits live on air over Vladimir Putin’s military action in Crimeahttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/russia-today-anchor-quits-live-air-russian-invasion-ukraine-article-1.1712043 -- New York Daily News
Former RT anchor Liz Wahl to CNN: Outlet was ‘promoting a Putinist agenda’ -- Washington Post
Anchor quits: I can't be part of network 'that whitewashes' Putin's actions -- CNN
Russia-funded station decries on-air resignation -- USA Today
About Abby Martin, Liz Wahl and media wars -- RT
RT reacts to anchor Liz Wahl quitting on air -- RT

My Comment: A blind person could have seen this coming.

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