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'''Peter J. Lavelle''' is host of ''[[CrossTalk (TV series)|CrossTalk]]'', |
'''Peter J. Lavelle''' is senior journalist<ref name=Weir>Fred Weir, [http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2012/0125/Russia-gives-WikiLeaks-Julian-Assange-a-TV-platform Russia gives WikiLeaks' Julian Assange a TV platform], [[Christian Science Monitor]], January 25, 2012 .</ref> and host of ''[[CrossTalk (TV series)|CrossTalk]]'', presented by the [[English]]-language, government-funded<ref>James Painter, [http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/James_Painter.pdf The boom in counter-hegemonic news channels: a case study of Telesur], (undated, circa 2006), [[Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism]] at [[Oxford University]].</ref> global multilingual television news network [[RT (TV network)|RT]] (formerly "Russia Today").<ref>[http://rt.com/usa/news/rt-government-broadcasting-radio/ Is RT state-run?], Rt.com website, June 16, 2011.</ref> Lavelle, from [[California]] is now based in [[Moscow]].<ref name=interview1>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/7256-10.cfm | title=Pravda.ru Interview: Some “Untimely Thoughts” from an Outsider Looking in | publisher=Center for Defense Information | accessdate=2003-07-18 | accessdate=2009-01-25 }}</ref> Prior to ''CrossTalk'', Peter Lavelle hosted RT's programs “''IMHO''” (In My Humble Opinion) and “''In Context''.”<ref name=RTBio>[http://rt.com/about/on-air-talent/peter-lavelle/ Peter Lavelle Biography], RT.com website, retrieved on September 20, 2012.</ref> Lavelle also hosts a monthly business program on RT called "On the Money."<ref>[http://rt.com/programs/money/ "On the Money"] webpage at RT.com.</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Lavelle received a B.A. in International Economic Relations, an M.A. in European history, and completed Ph.D. courses in Studies in European Economic History from the [[University of California, Davis]]. He was a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Research Fellow]] at the Institute of Political Studies of the [[Polish Academy of Sciences]] in [[Warsaw, Poland]].<ref name=FBBio>[http://www.futurebrief.com/peterbio.asp Peter Lavelle Biography], at FutureBrief.com, retrieved on September 20, 2012.</ref> He has been living in [[Eastern Europe]] and Russia for over 25 years, working as a lecturer at the [[University of Warsaw]], a market researcher for [[Colgate-Palmolive]], and an investment analyst for brokerage firms, including Russia’s [[Alfa Bank]]. |
Lavelle received a B.A. in International Economic Relations, an M.A. in European history, and completed Ph.D. courses in Studies in European Economic History from the [[University of California, Davis]]. He was a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Research Fellow]] at the Institute of Political Studies of the [[Polish Academy of Sciences]] in [[Warsaw, Poland]].<ref name=FBBio>[http://www.futurebrief.com/peterbio.asp Peter Lavelle Biography], at FutureBrief.com, retrieved on September 20, 2012.</ref> He has been living in [[Eastern Europe]] and Russia for over 25 years, working as a lecturer at the [[University of Warsaw]], a market researcher for [[Colgate-Palmolive]], and an investment analyst for brokerage firms, including Russia’s [[Alfa Bank]]. |
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Lavelle has contributed articles to a number of publications including ''[[Asia Times Online]]'', ''[[The Moscow Times]]'', [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]], [[United Press International]], ''[[The National Interest]]'', and ''[[Current History]]''<ref name=RTBio/> Lavelle also was the author of "Untimely Thoughts", an electronic newsletter.<ref name=interview1/> |
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==RT host== |
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In 2008 Stephen Heyman in the [[New York Times]] wrote that Lavelle was one of Russia Today’s journalists who "said they were earnestly trying to tell Russia’s story." and that Lavelle said “No one is telling me what to say."<ref>Stephen Heyman, [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/arts/television/18heym.html?_r=0 "A Voice of Mother Russia, in English"],[[New York Times]], May 18, 2008.</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
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In an August 2010 online interview, Peter Lavelle characterized his journalism as "dissent" in an American tradition that is being forsaken in the land of its birth. He denies allegations of Kremlin spin-doctoring, saying Russia Today's main aim is to "ask our audience one basic thing: Question More."<ref name=interview2>{{cite web | url=http://www.darussophile.com/2010/08/09/interview-peter-lavelle/ | title=Interview with Peter Lavelle (Russia Today) | publisher=Da Russophile | accessdate=2012-09-03 }}</ref> |
In an August 2010 online interview, Peter Lavelle characterized his journalism as "dissent" in an American tradition that is being forsaken in the land of its birth. He denies allegations of Kremlin spin-doctoring, saying Russia Today's main aim is to "ask our audience one basic thing: Question More."<ref name=interview2>{{cite web | url=http://www.darussophile.com/2010/08/09/interview-peter-lavelle/ | title=Interview with Peter Lavelle (Russia Today) | publisher=Da Russophile | accessdate=2012-09-03 }}</ref> |
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In a 2010 television episode of Crosstalk Lavelle disagreed with his show’s guests after he stated that the people who perpetrated the [[September 11 attacks]] were not "fundamentalists."<ref name=vonTwichel>{{cite news|last=von Twickel|first=Nikolaus|title=Russia Today courts viewers with controversy|url=http://rbth.ru/articles/2010/03/23/230310_rt.html|newspaper=Moscow Times|date=March 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Douglas|title=Russia Today, Putin and the 9/11 nutters|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglasmurray/100026122/russia-today-putin-and-the-911-nutters/|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=February 15th, 2010}}</ref> Lavelle later said the show was a "fiasco" because he lacked a "balanced pair of experts."<ref name=vonTwichel/> |
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In 2010 Chairman of the U.S. Government's [[Broadcasting Board of Governors]], [[Walter Isaacson]] stated that his organization needs to fight its "enemies", defined as [[Iran]]'s [[Press TV]], [[China]]'s [[CCTV]], and Russia Today. Peter Lavelle responded that Isaacson "doesn't have anything to do with journalism" but was a promoter of a "media war" designed to push "the US foreign policy agenda" onto a world that is increasingly skeptical about it.<ref name=interview3>{{cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIzx14AsK2s | title=RT as Public Enemy? Top US media boss ready to fight 'enemies' | publisher=Russia Today | accessdate=2010-10-11 }}</ref> |
In 2010 Chairman of the U.S. Government's [[Broadcasting Board of Governors]], [[Walter Isaacson]] stated that his organization needs to fight its "enemies", defined as [[Iran]]'s [[Press TV]], [[China]]'s [[CCTV]], and Russia Today. Peter Lavelle responded that Isaacson "doesn't have anything to do with journalism" but was a promoter of a "media war" designed to push "the US foreign policy agenda" onto a world that is increasingly skeptical about it.<ref name=interview3>{{cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIzx14AsK2s | title=RT as Public Enemy? Top US media boss ready to fight 'enemies' | publisher=Russia Today | accessdate=2010-10-11 }}</ref> |
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In 2012, regarding [[Julian Assange]]'s [[World Tomorrow]] interview program on RT, Lavelle told the [[Christian Science Monitor]] that "We liked a lot of the WikiLeaks revelations. It was very much in sync with what Russia Today has been reporting about the Arab Spring, and about the duplicitous policies of the US and its allies all along." He also called it a "soft power coup for Russia."<ref name=Weir/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:08, 1 November 2012
Peter J. Lavelle is senior journalist[1] and host of CrossTalk, presented by the English-language, government-funded[2] global multilingual television news network RT (formerly "Russia Today").[3] Lavelle, from California is now based in Moscow.[4] Prior to CrossTalk, Peter Lavelle hosted RT's programs “IMHO” (In My Humble Opinion) and “In Context.”[5] Lavelle also hosts a monthly business program on RT called "On the Money."[6]
Biography
Lavelle received a B.A. in International Economic Relations, an M.A. in European history, and completed Ph.D. courses in Studies in European Economic History from the University of California, Davis. He was a Fulbright Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Poland.[7] He has been living in Eastern Europe and Russia for over 25 years, working as a lecturer at the University of Warsaw, a market researcher for Colgate-Palmolive, and an investment analyst for brokerage firms, including Russia’s Alfa Bank.
Lavelle has contributed articles to a number of publications including Asia Times Online, The Moscow Times, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, United Press International, The National Interest, and Current History[5] Lavelle also was the author of "Untimely Thoughts", an electronic newsletter.[4]
RT host
In 2008 Stephen Heyman in the New York Times wrote that Lavelle was one of Russia Today’s journalists who "said they were earnestly trying to tell Russia’s story." and that Lavelle said “No one is telling me what to say."[8]
In an August 2010 online interview, Peter Lavelle characterized his journalism as "dissent" in an American tradition that is being forsaken in the land of its birth. He denies allegations of Kremlin spin-doctoring, saying Russia Today's main aim is to "ask our audience one basic thing: Question More."[9]
In a 2010 television episode of Crosstalk Lavelle disagreed with his show’s guests after he stated that the people who perpetrated the September 11 attacks were not "fundamentalists."[10][11] Lavelle later said the show was a "fiasco" because he lacked a "balanced pair of experts."[10]
In 2010 Chairman of the U.S. Government's Broadcasting Board of Governors, Walter Isaacson stated that his organization needs to fight its "enemies", defined as Iran's Press TV, China's CCTV, and Russia Today. Peter Lavelle responded that Isaacson "doesn't have anything to do with journalism" but was a promoter of a "media war" designed to push "the US foreign policy agenda" onto a world that is increasingly skeptical about it.[12]
In 2012, regarding Julian Assange's World Tomorrow interview program on RT, Lavelle told the Christian Science Monitor that "We liked a lot of the WikiLeaks revelations. It was very much in sync with what Russia Today has been reporting about the Arab Spring, and about the duplicitous policies of the US and its allies all along." He also called it a "soft power coup for Russia."[1]
References
- ^ a b Fred Weir, Russia gives WikiLeaks' Julian Assange a TV platform, Christian Science Monitor, January 25, 2012 .
- ^ James Painter, The boom in counter-hegemonic news channels: a case study of Telesur, (undated, circa 2006), Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University.
- ^ Is RT state-run?, Rt.com website, June 16, 2011.
- ^ a b "Pravda.ru Interview: Some "Untimely Thoughts" from an Outsider Looking in". Center for Defense Information. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ a b Peter Lavelle Biography, RT.com website, retrieved on September 20, 2012.
- ^ "On the Money" webpage at RT.com.
- ^ Peter Lavelle Biography, at FutureBrief.com, retrieved on September 20, 2012.
- ^ Stephen Heyman, "A Voice of Mother Russia, in English",New York Times, May 18, 2008.
- ^ "Interview with Peter Lavelle (Russia Today)". Da Russophile. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ a b von Twickel, Nikolaus (March 23, 2010). "Russia Today courts viewers with controversy". Moscow Times.
- ^ Murray, Douglas. "Russia Today, Putin and the 9/11 nutters". The Telegraph. Retrieved February 15th, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "RT as Public Enemy? Top US media boss ready to fight 'enemies'". Russia Today. Retrieved 2010-10-11.