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“Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree dissolving state-run news agency RIA Novosti and state-owned Voice of Russia radio, and appointed ultraconservative television anchor Dmitry Kiselyov to head a newly-formed media conglomerate…In an article published on the RIA Novosti website, which is still functioning, the agency called the move “the latest in a series of shifts in Russia’s news landscape, which appear to point toward a tightening of state control in the already heavily regulated media sector.” The Voice of Russia took a different line in a statement posted to its website, terming the dissolution a “merger.” It is unclear how many staffers will continue on in the new agency. An email sent to RIA Novosti staff said a “liquidation committee” was in the works and urged them to “remain calm.” One employee, who asked not to be named, told AFP they found out about the dissolution from a statement on the Kremlin’s website…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Michael Pizzi / Al Jazeera America: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/9/putin-dissolves-rianovostinewsagency.html

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