BBC, CNN and other global news outlets suspend reporting in Russia
by Harriet Sherwood, Dan Milmo and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5WRPB)
BBC's director-general says new Russian legislation appears to criminalise the process of independent journalism'
Global news media said they were temporarily suspending reporting in Russia to protect their journalists after a new law cracking down on foreign news outlets was passed that threatened jail terms of up to 15 years for spreading fake news".
Britain's BBC said Friday it had temporarily halted reporting in Russia, and by the end of the day, the Canadian Broadcasting Company and Bloomberg News said their journalists were also stopping work. CNN and CBS News said they would stop broadcasting in Russia, and other outlets removed Russian-based journalists' bylines as they assessed the situation.
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