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Why Russia's NTV Network Matters

NPR

Published April 15, 2001 at 9:00 PM PDT

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the purchase of Russia's only independent TV network by a state-owned utility and what it means for freedom of the press.