KIEV — Ukrainians take media freedom seriously. They expect to hear debates on the airwaves. But what has been a source of pride for many has recently come under threat. Politicians, publicly criticized for their failures, want to pull an iron curtain over media outlets.
On a recent Sunday afternoon, masked men in military fatigues stormed the offices of a television station that I co-own — INTER television — as production crews prepared the evening broadcast, one of the highest-rated programs in the country. The intruders, who called themselves “patriots,” set fire to production equipment and terrorized the station’s employees. Five …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
