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Inside Putin’s Propaganda Mirror Chamber: How Has Russia Lost the Free Press? – Mikhail Fishman

Mikhail Fishman, an anchor for the independent TV Rain news channel and researcher of the history of Russian journalism, discusses the history of press freedom in Russia, how it is disappearing under President Putin and why freedom of the press is vital for society.

This lecture at The Hague University of Applied Sciences is part of a series of lectures organized by The Moscow Times at European universities and given by Russian media professionals.

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