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Russia’s top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta ‘killed’ by Kremlin pressure
Russia’s flagship independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced on Friday it was closing, saying it had been “killed” by state pressure after years of repression targeting its journalists whose reporting was critical of the Kremlin and its Ukraine war.
What the coverage shows
All four outlets frame the story as Novaya Gazeta closing under Kremlin pressure, with The Economist, France 24 and South China Morning Post all using shutdown language and Al Jazeera saying staff accused the government of “killing it off.” The Economist uniquely foregrounds a state enemies list, while France 24 and South China Morning Post emphasize the paper’s independent or flagship status and its investigative record. Al Jazeera is the only one to mention murders and arrests in the framing it gives.
Written by Crossfiled from the 4 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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