Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by dyadic 1921 days ago
Is that like Russia's version of the BBC?
2 comments
tablespoon 1921 days ago
> Is that like Russia's version of the BBC?

No. Or more precisely, that's a false equivalency because you can only make it if you ignore some very important details.

BBC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Per...

RT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Per...

CGTN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Per...

link
seppin 1921 days ago
No

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_media

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_broadcasting

> Public-sector media (state-funded) is not to be confused with state media (state-controlled), which is "controlled financially and editorially by the state."[1]

link