Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure

What the coverage shows

Both outlets center the closure of Novaya Gazeta and frame it as a blow to independent journalism under pressure from Moscow. The Guardian US foregrounds the newspaper’s own warning that Russian society is being “systematically crushed,” while Al Jazeera phrases the story as Russia “forces” the closure and adds that the paper has been classed as a “foreign agent.” The Guardian US is also the only outlet here to mention Dmitry Muratov and the planned timing of the shutdown.

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