Segodnya
Segodnya (Russian: Сегодня, meaning "Today"; the "g" is pronounced as a "v") founded in 1997, is a Russian language Kiev-based tabloid newspaper. While run from Kiev, it is linked to Donbas political and business groups (it is owned by Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov's [1] Ukraina Media Group), supporting former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych for the presidency in 2004. Since the "Orange Revolution", the newspaper has moderated its pro-Eastern reporting under pressure from its own journalists. Segodnya is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Press Publishers.
Censorship
In 2011, the paper's journalists threatened to go on strike after Chief Editor Ihor Guzhva was controversially fired, and his replacement censored certain types of stories, and dictated to journalists how certain politicians and public figures should be covered. "Olena Hromnytska is trying to implement corruption schemes for publishing paid articles […] and also to introduce censorship in the newspaper" the journalists' statement read. In particular, the statement said she ordered some stories removed from the website about Odesa Mayor Oleksiy Kostusev and presidential adviser Hanna Herman. She also mandated favorable coverage of certain politicians and public figures, the journalists say.[2] The newspaper was even accused of publishing forged documents.[3]
References
- ↑ Akhmetov: Segodnya newspaper must become stronger, Kyiv Post (15 December 2011)
- ↑ http://www.kyivpost.com/news/business/bus_general/detail/119059/
- ↑ "Who forged the signatures on a letter to the president from the residents of Honchar Street"? (Russian), Українська правда: Київ, 07.02.2012.
External links
- (Russian) Segodnya online