On Air: Kremlin-Funded English TV Channel
From Times Wire Reports
Russia Today, a new government-funded, English-language satellite TV channel with a staff of 344 journalists and a $30-million budget, went on the air.
The channel will broadcast 24 hours a day in North America, Europe and Asia.
Margarita Simonyan, who heads the channel, said it would give a Russian viewpoint to world news. Critics call it Kremlin propaganda.
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