Russia Putin Interview Media - WEB
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- Russia Putin Interview Media - WEB
- February 8, 2024
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English \((PLAYBOOK SLUG: RUSSIA PUTIN INTERVIEW MEDIA HEADLINE: Tucker Carlson Visit Gets Intense Coverage by Russian Media TEASER: Russian media's enthusiasm over US commentator's visit stands in sharp contrast to its scant coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine PUBLISHED AT: 2/8/24, 2:36p BYLINE: VOA Moscow Bureau CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME FOR SECURITY REASONS VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, Reifenrath, DJ (ok) VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, REUTERS. PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:04 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TVR EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRO)) [[The news that the American TV commentator Tucker Carlson was in Russia to conduct an interview with President Vladimir Putin has received intense news coverage in Russia. Some describe it as a media frenzy, one that’s giving a clear insight into how the Russian state handles foreign and domestic journalists. Elizabeth Cherneff narrates this report from the VOA Moscow bureau.]] ((NARRATOR)) In Russia, news that American TV commentator Tucker Carlson was in Moscow took priority over all other news coverage, including the ongoing Russian presidential campaign. For journalists in Moscow, the situation seems highly implausible… [[RADIO VERSION …as is the case of Pyotr Kozlov, journalist for The Moscow Times, who keeps an eye on the Kremlin's dealings with foreign populist movements. He says that since Carlson’s arrival, there have been about ten stories a day about what he is doing on the streets of Russia, going as far as telling viewers that Carlson has gone to eat a hamburger.]] ((Pyotr Kozlov, Moscow Times Investigative Reporter (MAN IN RUSSIAN))) ((Via Zoom)) “Since his arrival, there have been about ten news stories a day about what Tucker Carlson is doing on the streets of Russia, going so far as to tell viewers that Carlson has gone to eat a hamburger.” ((NARRATOR)) As some analysts see it, the enthusiasm over Carlson’s visit stands in sharp contrast to how the same Russian media have been covering Russia’s war in Ukraine — often hardly mentioning it at all. [[RADIO VERSION Anton Orekh is a journalist and political analyst who says that periodically, Putin and what Orekh calls the propaganda media remind journalists that Russia has its own way, its own sovereignty, and does not need to look to the West. He says they are told it does not matter what the West thinks of Russia and that Russia is in a de facto war with the West.]] ((Anton Orekh, Journalist and Political Analyst (MAN, RUSSIAN )) ((Via Skype)) “Periodically, Putin and the propaganda media tell us that 'Russia has its way, our sovereignty. We do not need to look to the West. It does not matter what they think of us and that we are de facto at war with the West.'” ((NARRATOR)) In promoting his interview with Putin, Carlson said that no foreign media have wanted to do so in the past two years, an assertion that the Russian president's spokesperson denies. Observers say the work of the foreign press is now extremely complex. [[RADIO VERSION: That is the view of journalists like Anton Orekh, who says that for Russian officials, speaking to the foreign press is dangerous. He says that is why getting interviews, or simply information, is much more difficult now than it was before.]] ((Anton Orekh, Journalist and Political Analyst (MAN, RUSSIAN))) ((Skype)) “For Russian officials, speaking to the foreign press is dangerous. That's why getting interviews, simply information, is much more difficult than it was before.” ((NARRATOR)) As the Moscow media celebrates Carlson’s visit, two American journalists are still imprisoned in Russia: Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal, on charges of espionage, and Alsu Kurmasheva of VOA's sister outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent and spreading false information. ((For the VOA Moscow Bureau, Elizabeth Cherneff, VOA News))
- Transcript/Script \((PLAYBOOK SLUG: RUSSIA PUTIN INTERVIEW MEDIA HEADLINE: Tucker Carlson Visit Gets Intense Coverage by Russian Media TEASER: Russian media's enthusiasm over US commentator's visit stands in sharp contrast to its scant coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine PUBLISHED AT: 2/8/24, 2:36p BYLINE: VOA Moscow Bureau CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME FOR SECURITY REASONS VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, Reifenrath, DJ (ok) VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, REUTERS. PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:04 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TVR EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRO)) [[The news that the American TV commentator Tucker Carlson was in Russia to conduct an interview with President Vladimir Putin has received intense news coverage in Russia. Some describe it as a media frenzy, one that’s giving a clear insight into how the Russian state handles foreign and domestic journalists. Elizabeth Cherneff narrates this report from the VOA Moscow bureau.]] ((NARRATOR)) In Russia, news that American TV commentator Tucker Carlson was in Moscow took priority over all other news coverage, including the ongoing Russian presidential campaign. For journalists in Moscow, the situation seems highly implausible… [[RADIO VERSION …as is the case of Pyotr Kozlov, journalist for The Moscow Times, who keeps an eye on the Kremlin's dealings with foreign populist movements. He says that since Carlson’s arrival, there have been about ten stories a day about what he is doing on the streets of Russia, going as far as telling viewers that Carlson has gone to eat a hamburger.]] ((Pyotr Kozlov, Moscow Times Investigative Reporter (MAN IN RUSSIAN))) ((Via Zoom)) “Since his arrival, there have been about ten news stories a day about what Tucker Carlson is doing on the streets of Russia, going so far as to tell viewers that Carlson has gone to eat a hamburger.” ((NARRATOR)) As some analysts see it, the enthusiasm over Carlson’s visit stands in sharp contrast to how the same Russian media have been covering Russia’s war in Ukraine — often hardly mentioning it at all. [[RADIO VERSION Anton Orekh is a journalist and political analyst who says that periodically, Putin and what Orekh calls the propaganda media remind journalists that Russia has its own way, its own sovereignty, and does not need to look to the West. He says they are told it does not matter what the West thinks of Russia and that Russia is in a de facto war with the West.]] ((Anton Orekh, Journalist and Political Analyst (MAN, RUSSIAN )) ((Via Skype)) “Periodically, Putin and the propaganda media tell us that 'Russia has its way, our sovereignty. We do not need to look to the West. It does not matter what they think of us and that we are de facto at war with the West.'” ((NARRATOR)) In promoting his interview with Putin, Carlson said that no foreign media have wanted to do so in the past two years, an assertion that the Russian president's spokesperson denies. Observers say the work of the foreign press is now extremely complex. [[RADIO VERSION: That is the view of journalists like Anton Orekh, who says that for Russian officials, speaking to the foreign press is dangerous. He says that is why getting interviews, or simply information, is much more difficult now than it was before.]] ((Anton Orekh, Journalist and Political Analyst (MAN, RUSSIAN))) ((Skype)) “For Russian officials, speaking to the foreign press is dangerous. That's why getting interviews, simply information, is much more difficult than it was before.” ((NARRATOR)) As the Moscow media celebrates Carlson’s visit, two American journalists are still imprisoned in Russia: Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal, on charges of espionage, and Alsu Kurmasheva of VOA's sister outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent and spreading false information. ((For the VOA Moscow Bureau, Elizabeth Cherneff, VOA News))
- NewsML Media Topics Politics
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date February 8, 2024 17:06 EST
- Description English ((INTRO)) [[The news that the American TV commentator Tucker Carlson was in Russia to conduct an interview with President Vladimir Putin has received intense news coverage in Russia. Some describe it as a media frenzy, one that’s giving a clear insight into how the Russian state handles foreign and domestic journalists. Elizabeth Cherneff narrates this report from the VOA Moscow bureau.]]
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