http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/russia-bbc-radio-off-russian-fm/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:28:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/russia-bbc-radio-off-russian-fm/comment-page-1/#comment-1193074 Minter Dial Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:35:05 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/russia-bbc-radio-off-russian-fm/#comment-1193074 Technical complications? Bad luck? Bad press? It would appear that the BBC's difficulties can only be more evidence of Putin's shutting down of the free press. As the IHT reports, these BBC problems come on the heels of many other more or less covert clamp downs, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America. The IHT reports that the Deutsche Welle has also had problems. All told, it just doesn't bode well. The unspeak, double talk and lack of transparency seems to be growing at leaps and bounds. The problem is that there doesn't seem to be anybody (perhaps other than the Brits) putting up any resistance. What's to be done? Insofar as the internet is terribly difficult to control, I don't see how Putin will manage to shut down all the non-favorable commentary. What is he preparing that he doesn't want anyone to talk about? His next Presidency? Technical complications? Bad luck? Bad press? It would appear that the BBC’s difficulties can only be more evidence of Putin’s shutting down of the free press. As the IHT reports, these BBC problems come on the heels of many other more or less covert clamp downs, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America. The IHT reports that the Deutsche Welle has also had problems. All told, it just doesn’t bode well. The unspeak, double talk and lack of transparency seems to be growing at leaps and bounds. The problem is that there doesn’t seem to be anybody (perhaps other than the Brits) putting up any resistance. What’s to be done? Insofar as the internet is terribly difficult to control, I don’t see how Putin will manage to shut down all the non-favorable commentary. What is he preparing that he doesn’t want anyone to talk about? His next Presidency?

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