Word: panfilov
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...Last year there were 13 cases of searches and arrests of journalists by regional cops," says Oleg Panfilov, whose Moscow-based Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations monitors pressure on the Russian media. "In the first four months of this year there have been 15 such cases. [President Vladimir] Putin wants to mop up the entire information field [and] has sent the local political bosses a clear sign that they can beat their media into shape...
...channel's feed to a dozen provinces outside Moscow; the move would strip TV-6 of millions of viewers. Both TNT and TV-6 also rely on local television companies to carry their programming. The Kremlin allegedly has ordered local firms not to cooperate with either channel. Says Oleg Panfilov, a director of the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations: "Once all the media in the provinces and the capital are subdued, Putin will have total control of the entire information space...