{"id":1359299,"date":"2022-03-04T13:54:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T18:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1359299"},"modified":"2022-03-04T19:07:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T00:07:35","slug":"putin-signs-law-targeting-journalists-cnn-bloomberg-bbc-stop-operations-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-signs-law-targeting-journalists-cnn-bloomberg-bbc-stop-operations-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Signs Law Targeting Journalists: CNN, Bloomberg, BBC Stop Operations In Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-signs-law-targeting-journalists-cnn-bloomberg-bbc-stop-operations-in-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1359299&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/C20F2DE8-25C2-4C40-B36E-AFDE8E36EDDB_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Several media outlets stopped their operations in Russia as Russian President Vladimir Putin took action against journalists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/putin-fake-news-journalists-war\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, on Friday, Putin signed a measure into law that would put journalists in jail for publishing information that goes against officials\u2019 statements concerning the Russian war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cUnder the new law, reporters face up to 15 years in prison if they report what authorities deem as false reports about the military. The legislation was passed by both chambers of the Russian parliament,\u201d the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to evaluate the situation and our next steps moving forward,\u201d CNN said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/596945-bloomberg-cnn-bbc-halt-operations-in-russia\"><span class=\"s1\">statement<\/span><\/a>, per The Hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CNN Anchor Brian Stelter also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1499863796692758535?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\"><span class=\"s1\">tweeted<\/span><\/a> about the development.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This just in from a CNN spokesperson: &#8220;CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to evaluate the situation and our next steps moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1499863796692758535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">BBC Director-General Tim Davie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\"><span class=\"s1\">released<\/span><\/a> a statement on Twitter in reaction to the new law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis legislation appears to criminalise the process of independent journalism. It leaves us no other choice than to temporarily suspend the work of all BBC News journalists and their support staff within the Russian Federation while we assess the full implications of this unwelcome development,\u201d Davie said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOur BBC News service in Russian will continue to operate from outside Russia. The safety of our staff is paramount and we are not prepared to expose them to the risk of criminal prosecution simply for doing their jobs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019d like to pay tribute to all of them, for their bravery, determination and professionalism. We remain committed to making accurate, independent information available to audiences around the world, including the millions of Russians who use our news services. Our journalists in Ukraine and around the world will continue to report on the invasion of Ukraine,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bloomberg News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-03-04\/bloomberg-to-temporarily-halt-work-of-its-journalists-in-russia\">noted<\/a>, \u201cBloomberg News will temporarily suspend the work of its journalists inside Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed legislation that criminalizes independent reporting in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bloomberg Editor in Chief John Micklethwait said on Friday, \u201cWe have with great regret decided to temporarily suspend our news gathering inside Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe change to the criminal code, which seems designed to turn any independent reporter into a criminal purely by association, makes it impossible to continue any semblance of normal journalism inside the country,\u201d Micklethwait added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <span class=\"s1\">Bloomberg<\/span>, the Russian measure will place prison sentences of up to 15 years for those charged with distributing \u201cfake news\u201d about the troops or calling for sanctions against Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bloomberg added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Two liberal local broadcasters, Ekho Moskvy and TV Rain, went off the air Thursday under pressure from prosecutors who\u2019d demanded that access be restricted because of their coverage of Putin\u2019s war in Ukraine. The websites of the BBC, Deutsche Welle and Meduza, an independent news group, weren\u2019t accessible Friday. Facebook and Twitter were blocked by the country\u2019s communications regulator, Interfax reported.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Per Fox, Nick Clegg, Facebook\u2019s president of global affairs, said in a statement on Thursday, \u201csoon millions of ordinary Russians will find themselves cut off from reliable information, deprived of their everyday ways of connecting with family and friends and silenced from speaking out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The situation in Ukraine continues to unfold as Ukrainians defend their country against ongoing Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The developing war has led to the outspoken involvement of government leaders in the United States, including South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lindsey-graham-doubles-down-on-calls-for-putins-assassination\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a> on Friday, \u201cI\u2019m hoping that somebody in Russia will understand that he\u2019s destroying Russia and you need to take this guy out by any means possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several media outlets stopped their operations in Russia as Russian President Vladimir Putin took action against journalists.As Fox News reported, on Friday, Putin signed a measure into law that would<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1359299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1359299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1359299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1359299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1359299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}