Russia Web Journalism Award Named For Edward Snowden
Source: NBC
MOSCOW - Edward Snowden has been invited to judge an award ceremony honoring Internet journalism in Russia.
The head of radio station Echo Moskvi has asked the former NSA contractor to a moderator on a panel at the so-called Russian Internet Media Awards later this year.
Editor-in-chief Alexey Venediktov organizes the ceremony and said the judges will also introduce a special "Snowden Award" for investigative journalism.
"We got in touch with him this April for the first time and suggested to name the award after him," Venediktov told NBC News. "He agreed." "Secondly, we suggested him to join the jury, but he has not replied to us yet. We hope to get his answer in June."
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-web-journalism-award-named-edward-snowden-n118486
From the country currently in the process of perfecting the oppression of journalists. Orwell, please report to the Kafka Department.
Oh, and in terms the Snowden Award being named after him, "he agreed."
Bizarre times.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Snowden resoundingly and harshly criticized the new Russian law that requires bloggers to register. You must watch it. Snowden is as tough on the Russsian excesses that he knows of as he is on the NSA's. That's my impression.
We shall see what happens in June when his permit to stay in Russia is up for review or renewal (whatever the Russians do or call it I have no idea).
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025015763
Harshly criticized, my ass. He said he couldn't really speak to Russian human rights abuses because he doesn't speak the language.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)or talk much to Russians yet.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)He doesn't know enough Russian? Or he's too stupid to use google translate? Or get the English editions offered of every major Russian newspaper?
Come on.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Having lived and traveled in countries in which I could not speak the language well, I know what he meant. Anyone who has had that experience will understand.
In one country, I refused to let the gas-man into our apartment to connect the gas or check the meter. After we moved out, our landlord sent us a huge bill. I didn't understand the language in the country in which we lived well enough to know the strange man at the foot of the stairs just wanted to turn the meter on.
I eventually learned the language but I will never forget the huge gas bill we got -- for many, man months all in one big bill.
Google did not exist then.
Have you watched all of the hours of the interview? I haven't yet. I understand it is very long and hard to download. The portion presented on NBC was abridged to fit into the limited time.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)The idea that he can't find English speakers is ridiculous. Just like he can't find English news sources?
Whisp
(24,096 posts)I bet Snowden learned that bit of Russian.
Means something like:
I'm fucked.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Oh, and it's quaint that Ukraine, attempting to pass a "Ukrainian as official language" law is fascist, but Russia's "Russian is Russia's official language" is fine.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)... Even when he's obviously in the wrong.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)for what he should say about Russia signifies that all this NSA stuff is untrue!
The NSA only targets bad people. In no way does the NSA violate human rights or the U.S. constitution. It does not engage in economic espionage, blackmail, illegal search and seizure, or service to private corporate clientele. The NSA does not use your tax money for anything wrong. Its budget is probably published in full for everyone to review.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)as he is on the US.
It is a very high bar, given the history of each country, to expect Russia to allow the freedoms that we take for granted. Snowden knows from personal experience that he, as a blogger, had far more freedom than the Russian bloggers. We have seen excerpts of his posts that are certainly not pro-government - yet he was not harassed for them and he still was able to get a job working with government secrets. This kind of flies in the face of believing that the government is watching every little thing everybody does! Some of the most embarrassing Snowden comments are those when he has praised Russia at the expense of the US - likely because he needed asylum tried to make that case.
However, I think that is to be expected. As a "guest", he really can not overtly offend his host. As to this, Snowden did not initiate it and he appears not to have answered it.
840high
(17,196 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)to call Mr. Snowden whatever I feel like, within the bounds of the TOS.
Hey...at least I didn't call him a "piece of shit used car salesman."
Psephos
(8,032 posts)stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)When asked why, their answer (roughly translated) was this: "It's melting."
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)MBS
(9,688 posts)-yeah- I totally agree- the times are bizarre indeed.
But I thought it should be mentioned that Echo Moskvi has been a relatively independent news source in Russia, at least until recently.
(All independent media are now in trouble in Russia,of course, and I remember reading something specific about new constraints on Echo Moskvi, too, but can't remember the details)
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)On Tuesday the station posted a fake television news report showing a caged Mr. Putin in a Russian courtroom facing charges of money laundering and embezzlement, a dream development for many opposition activists here.
This radio station is without a doubt a very important organ for opposition forces, said Leonid Parfyonov, a well-known television journalist who has become a leader in the protest movement. Those forces that support Putin consider Ekho Moskvy to be too biased and not objective, he said, adding, There is some basis for this, by the way.
Last month at a meeting with prominent news editors, including Mr. Venediktov, Mr. Putin criticized Ekho Moskvy for pouring diarrhea on him from morning till night. He said he was particularly unsettled by coverage of foreign issues, accusing the station of being biased against Russias interests and positive about the United States on topics like missile defense and the 2008 war with Georgia.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)could see the bizarroland McCarthyist posts about Snowden here.
(Well they can, it's the Internet. And they wouldn't give a shit, presumably.)
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)that honor.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)Oops. No I won't. Look who is honoring him. Read the link in post #15. Notice the ignorance of those who is mocking this honor.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Given the crackdown on press freedom lately what do you think is the truth? You found an article from two years ago to justify a claim today. I'm unconvinced.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)joshcryer
(62,276 posts)I mean, if they're dissenters then they must be good, right? 'cept some of them are anti-democracy and want Putin to be more fascistic.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)joshcryer
(62,276 posts)That's cute. If mean.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)uhnope
(6,419 posts)so could you help us out, as in, give some evidence for your claim that "There are actual Russian dissidents honoring Snowden"
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)for his criticism of Putin. As the article states, when Venediktov was removed, it "sent a chill through the journalistic world here."
For some reason, you find that this person, who has taken journalistic risks in an oppressive country, bizarre for wanting to honor Snowden.
uhnope
(6,419 posts)given that he is editor in chief of the radio station Ekho Moskvy.
Just as easily, the motivation for his championing of Snowden could be to gain more favor from the Kremlin.
As you have admitted, his resignation from the board had nothing to with Snowden http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/world/europe/russia-radio-shake-up-follows-putin-criticism.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1401742535-ztsXmcKzITqoFoIL8i0koA
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)https://www.opcofamerica.org/awards/artyom-borovik-award-2007
The letter that the Overseas Press Club sent to Russian officials in 2009 after Vedediktov received a death threat:
Members of the Overseas Press Club of America are both alarmed and indignant at the news that Aleksei Venediktov, editor of the independent radio station, Ekho Moskvy, has received a not-so-veiled threat to his life. According to our colleagues at the Committee to Protect Journalists, on the evening of February 4, Venediktov found an axe stuck into a log by the door of his apartment. A videocamera had been left nearby.
This incident would be serious enough at any time in any country. It takes on added weight in Russia today in light of the fact that at least twenty three journalists have been murdered in Russia since 2000, when Vladimir Putin came to power; only three weeks ago, Anastasia Baburova of Novaya Gazeta was shot by an assassin in broad daylight on a street in downtown
Moscow.
Ekho Moskvy is the most outspokenly independent radio station in Russia, and has often come under fire from your government. In 2007 alone, the station received some fifteen official complaints, including a demand that it explain why it had interviewed Garry Kasparov, then an opposition candidate. As our club said last year in honoring Venediktov with its Artyom Borovik Award, "Ekho Moskvi as an organization and Venediktov as a person represent . . . courage, boldness and the importance of questioning authority. Venediktov's Ekho Moskvi is and has always been one of the few shining points in the very dark world of Russian media."
We call on Your Excellencies to order a real and thorough investigation of this attempt to intimidate the station and its editor, and to prove your frequently repeated commitment to press freedom by bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Thank you for your attention. We would appreciate a reply.
Respectfully yours,
Larry Martz
Co-chairman, Freedom of the Press Committee
https://www.opcofamerica.org/news/russia-february-9-2009
Putin consider Venediktov and enemy
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/09/22/080922fa_fact_remnick
And I never claimed that Venediktov's resignation had anything to do with Snowden.
uhnope
(6,419 posts)not in relatively cushy jobs at a radio station headed by Kremlin loyalist Yekaterina Pavlova.
Respect and best wishes to Venediktov, but naming an award after Snowden is a dumb move at best and a suspicious one at worst.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)should strings need to be pulled.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)More so than ever, tendency rising...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/01/20/poll-nsa-surveillance/4638551/
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)Here's another poll from January, dated two days later than yours.
Poll: Most think Edward Snowden should stand trial in U.S.
National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden leaked information about the secret program that collected the phone and internet records of people in the U.S. and abroad and his actions are not well-received by the public.
Most Americans 61 percent - think Snowden should have to stand trial in the United States for his actions. Far fewer 23 percent - think he should be granted amnesty. Republicans, Democrats, and independents all agree on this as well.
Meanwhile, 31 percent approve of Snowdens actions, while most, 54 percent, disapprove. Majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents disapprove.
Americans are divided as to the impact on the country from making the NSA program public. While 40 percent think the disclosure has been good for the country, 46 percent think it has been bad.
When asked to come up with a word that describes Edward Snowden, nearly a quarter volunteer either traitor or a similar word that questions his loyalty to his country, while 8 percent say he is brave or courageous or a hero. Just 2 percent volunteered that he is a patriot or patriotic, and another 2 percent say terrorist.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-most-think-edward-snowden-should-stand-trial-in-us/
Nice try, but why make shit up if your argument is solid?
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Makes him hugely popular. That's 100 million people who aren't buying into the hate propaganda.
And of course, you're the one who introduced this topic here, duh.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)Riddle me this, Jack. How much fail is too much?
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)You brought in the nonsense about what people think in the U.S. being the determinant of right and wrong. I pointed out that even assuming this very false standard, about half of them, depending on the poll, think the NSA is the bad guys. That number is bound to rise (and it has risen a great deal, of course).
However, I give up because you did post a macho graphic taking up our field of view, making fun of some child for some reason. (What does it say about a "fail" graphic when it singularly fails at being funny?) In any case, your use of it makes you a real winner of this argument. Congrats.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)different topics. And I can't blame you for wanting to drop a subject you so obviously weren't prepared for.