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'''Margarita Simonyan''' ({{lang-ru|Маргари́та Симо́новна Симонья́н}}) (born 6 April 1980 in [[Krasnodar]], [[Soviet Union]]) is a Russian journalist of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent. She is the chief editor at the [[RT (TV network)|RT]] (formerly Russia Today) network.<ref>{{cite news |title=Viruses Penetrated Image of Russia |url=http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=530&id=634757 |work=[[Kommersant]] |date=13 December 2005 |accessdate=4 December 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.newsxchange.org/about-nx12/executive-team/margarita-simonyan.html Margarita Simonyan biography], NewsExchange.org, accessed September 20, 2012.</ref>
'''Margarita Simonyan''' ({{lang-ru|Маргари́та Симо́новна Симонья́н}}) (born 6 April 1980 in [[Krasnodar]], [[Soviet Union]]) is a Russian journalist of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent. She is the chief editor at the [[RT (TV network)|RT]] (formerly Russia Today) network.<ref>{{cite news |title=Viruses Penetrated Image of Russia |url=http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=530&id=634757 |work=[[Kommersant]] |date=13 December 2005 |accessdate=4 December 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.newsxchange.org/about-nx12/executive-team/margarita-simonyan.html Margarita Simonyan biography], NewsExchange.org, accessed September 20, 2012.</ref>

==Controversy==
Margarita Simonyan has been described by various sources as a Kremlin loyalist<ref>{{cite news|last=Horn|first=Steven|title=Russia Today and the New Cultural Cold War|url=http://www.nationofchange.org/russia-today-and-new-cultural-cold-war-1337002874|newspaper=Nation of Change|date=14 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Elder|first=Miriam|title=WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's TV show to be aired on Russian channel|url=http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=30993|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 January 2012}}</ref> who is close to the [[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] regime.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barry and Schwirtz|first=Ellen and Michael|title=Arrests and Violence at Overflowing Rally in Moscow|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/world/europe/at-moscow-rally-arrests-and-violence.html|newspaper=NYT|date=May 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ioffe|first=Julia|title=What is Russia Today?|url=http://www.cjr.org/feature/what_is_russia_today.php?page=all&print=true|newspaper=Columbia Journalism Review|date=September / October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Shaun|title=Why the Russian revolution is being televised at last|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/why-the-russian-revolution-is-being-televised-at-last-6276518.html|date=14 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Osborn|first=Andrew|title=Russia's 'CNN' wants to tell it like it is|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/russias-cnn-wants-to-tell-it-like-it-is/2005/08/15/1123958007022.html|newspaper=The Age|date=August 16, 2005}}</ref> According to Professor [[Andrei Richter]], the channel's current editor-in-chief [[Margarita Simonyan]] was appointed to that position because she was well-connected<ref name=Heyman>{{cite news|last=HEYMAN|first=STEPHEN|title=A Voice of Mother Russia, in English|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/arts/television/18heym.html|newspaper=NYT|date=May 18, 2008}}</ref> with the editor acknowledging that she once received flowers on her birthday from Mr. Putin<ref name=Heyman/>. Similarly, an article in [[The Moscow Times]] reports that Simonyan was chosen by the Kremlin to be the channel's editor in chief, though the article also stated that such appointments weren't unsurprising in Russia.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zagorodnov|first=Artem|title=Today's woman who needs to be heard|url=http://rbth.ru/articles/2008/09/25/250908_rt.html|newspaper=The Moscow Times|date=September 25, 2008}}</ref> Moreover, in an interview with the Washington Times, [[Margarita Simonyan|Simonyan]] acknowledged that she was too young (25) to be given the reins of Russia Today, although she the premature appointment to that the fact of oversupply of opportunities for young journalists after the collapse of the Soviet Union.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rowland|first=Kara|title=Russia Today: Youth served|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/27/russia-today-youth-served/?page=all|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=Monday, October 27, 2008}}</ref>

Shortly after his appointment as the [[United States Ambassador to Russia]], [[Michael McFaul]] challenged [[Margarita Simonyan]]<ref name=HuffPoPutin>{{cite news|last=Hirst|first=Tomas|title=Putin's Perverse Fear of Soft Power|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/tomas-hirst/putins-perverse-fear-of-s_b_1312766.html|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=01/03/12}}</ref> over the Twitter in regards to allegations from RT<ref name=Toohey>{{cite news|last=Toohey|first=Nathan|title=RT and McFaul argue over Navalny’s US education|url=http://themoscownews.com/russia/20120208/189437448.html?id=|newspaper=The Moscow Times|date=08/02/2012}}</ref> that he sent [[Alexei Navalny]] to study at Yale, tweeting, ""@M_Simonyan when we met at White House you asked me tell you when RT ran something untrue. On RT today, @McFaul sent @Navalny to Yale. Lie."<ref name=HuffPoPutin/><ref name=Toohey/>


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Revision as of 17:44, 25 October 2012

Margarita Simonyan (Russian: Маргари́та Симо́новна Симонья́н) (born 6 April 1980 in Krasnodar, Soviet Union) is a Russian journalist of Armenian descent. She is the chief editor at the RT (formerly Russia Today) network.[1][2]

Controversy

Margarita Simonyan has been described by various sources as a Kremlin loyalist[3][4] who is close to the Putin regime.[5][6][7][8] According to Professor Andrei Richter, the channel's current editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan was appointed to that position because she was well-connected[9] with the editor acknowledging that she once received flowers on her birthday from Mr. Putin[9]. Similarly, an article in The Moscow Times reports that Simonyan was chosen by the Kremlin to be the channel's editor in chief, though the article also stated that such appointments weren't unsurprising in Russia.[10] Moreover, in an interview with the Washington Times, Simonyan acknowledged that she was too young (25) to be given the reins of Russia Today, although she the premature appointment to that the fact of oversupply of opportunities for young journalists after the collapse of the Soviet Union.[11]

Shortly after his appointment as the United States Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul challenged Margarita Simonyan[12] over the Twitter in regards to allegations from RT[13] that he sent Alexei Navalny to study at Yale, tweeting, ""@M_Simonyan when we met at White House you asked me tell you when RT ran something untrue. On RT today, @McFaul sent @Navalny to Yale. Lie."[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Viruses Penetrated Image of Russia". Kommersant. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ^ Margarita Simonyan biography, NewsExchange.org, accessed September 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Horn, Steven (14 May 2012). "Russia Today and the New Cultural Cold War". Nation of Change.
  4. ^ Elder, Miriam (25 January 2012). "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's TV show to be aired on Russian channel". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Barry and Schwirtz, Ellen and Michael (May 6, 2012). "Arrests and Violence at Overflowing Rally in Moscow". NYT.
  6. ^ Ioffe, Julia (September / October 2010). "What is Russia Today?". Columbia Journalism Review. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Walker, Shaun (14 December 2011). "Why the Russian revolution is being televised at last".
  8. ^ Osborn, Andrew (August 16, 2005). "Russia's 'CNN' wants to tell it like it is". The Age.
  9. ^ a b HEYMAN, STEPHEN (May 18, 2008). "A Voice of Mother Russia, in English". NYT.
  10. ^ Zagorodnov, Artem (September 25, 2008). "Today's woman who needs to be heard". The Moscow Times.
  11. ^ Rowland, Kara (Monday, October 27, 2008). "Russia Today: Youth served". The Washington Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ a b Hirst, Tomas (01/03/12). "Putin's Perverse Fear of Soft Power". Huffington Post. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ a b Toohey, Nathan (08/02/2012). "RT and McFaul argue over Navalny's US education". The Moscow Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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