Saturday, March 22, 2014

ELIZABETH WAHL: I Was Putin’s Pawn

"What it was like to work for the Russian propaganda machine, and why I quit on live TV."

Politico   ... "My heart racing, I took my earpiece out and got up from the anchor chair. As I gathered my belongings, the news director said he wanted to have a word with me in his office. He asked me why I did it, as though I had some reason other than the one I had just announced on live TV. I explained that it really was because of the propaganda RT [Russia Today] was pushing about Ukraine. Then I left the building and walked a couple blocks to a restaurant to sit down and let the reality of what I did settle in.

"Fifteen minutes later, my phone started ringing." ... Full article


 

No comments: