Tatyana Mitkova
Tatyana Mitkova | |
|---|---|
 Tatyana Mitkova in January 2012 | |
| Born | September 13, 1957 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | television journalist |
| Organization | NTV |
| Known for | 1991 refusal to read official Soviet news, NTV anchorship |
| Awards | CPJ International Press Freedom Awards (1991) |
Tatyana Rostislavovna Mitkova (Russian: Татья́на Ростисла́вовна Митко́ва) (born September 13, 1957 in Moscow) is a Russian television journalist for NTV. She became famous in 1991 for refusing to read the official Soviet Union version of the military response to the uprising in Lithuania.[1] In 2001, BBC News described her as one of Russia's "best-known news presenters".[2]
In 1991, she received one of the first International Press Freedom Awards from the Committee to Protect Journalists.[3]
In January 2001, she was summoned by prosecutors to discuss an alleged $70,000 loan from NTV. The summons came in the midst of an attempted takeover of the station by Gazprom,[4] and Mitkova described it as "psychological pressure and a direct threat to journalists."[5] At the end of the month, a Moscow court gave Gazprom control of NTV's owner Media-Most, which was by then described by BusinessWeek as "Russia's sole independent national television station"[6] and by The New York Times as "the last nationwide voice critical of President Vladimir V. Putin".[7] Despite a lockout of some journalists who refused to "pledge loyalty" to the new management, Mitkova was persuaded to stay with the station by new owner Boris Jordan.[6]
References
- ^ Associated Press (30 January 1994). "Russian TV Seeks U.S. Sponsors for News". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "New blow against Gusinsky media". BBC News. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Journalists Receive 1996 Press Freedom Awards". Committee to Protect Journalists. 1996. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Сохранить лицо. НТВ
- ^ "NTV presenter to be visited by prosecutors". Russia Journal. 26 January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ a b "The Easter Raider". BusinessWeek. 29 August 2001. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Michael Wines (27 January 2001). "Putin Allies Seem to Gain in Battle Over Critical Press Empire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.