Tatyana Mitkova
Tatyana Mitkova in 2012
Born
Tatyana Rostislavovna Mitkova

(1955-09-13) 13 September 1955 (age 68)
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
OccupationTelevision journalist
OrganizationNTV
Known for1991 refusal to read official Soviet news, NTV anchorship

Tatyana Rostislavovna Mitkova (Russian: Татья́на Ростисла́вовна Митко́ва; born 13 September 1955)[1] 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.[2] In 2001, BBC News described her as one of Russia's "best-known news presenters".[3]

In 1991, she received one of the first International Press Freedom Awards from the Committee to Protect Journalists.[4]

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,[5] and Mitkova described it as "psychological pressure and a direct threat to journalists".[6] 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"[7] and by The New York Times as "the last nationwide voice critical of President Vladimir V. Putin".[8] 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.[7]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ Вся журналистская Москва [Directory of Journalists Moscow]. Vol. 2. Moscow: Russian Union of Journalists; Journalist Fund. 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Russian TV Seeks U.S. Sponsors for News". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 30 January 1994. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ^ "New blow against Gusinsky media". BBC News. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Journalists Receive 1996 Press Freedom Awards". Committee to Protect Journalists. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  5. ^ Lukyanova, Inna (23 April 2001). Сохранить лицо. НТВ [To save face. NTV]. Profile (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "NTV presenter to be visited by prosecutors". The Russia Journal. 26 January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b "The Easter Raider". BusinessWeek. 29 August 2001. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  8. ^ Wines, Michael (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.
  9. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 16.11.2011 г. № 1492" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16 November 2011 No. 1492]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  10. ^ Kamyshev, Dmitry; Boletskaya, Ksenia (5 May 2014). За взятие Крыма [For the capture of Crimea]. Vedomosti (in Russian). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  11. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27.11.2006 г. № 1316 [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 27 November 2006 No. 1316]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 27 November 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  12. ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 26.07.2021 № 196-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 26 July 2021 No. 196-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  13. ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 23.04.2008 № 214-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 23 April 2008 No. 214-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 23 April 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  14. ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 10.07.2023 № 226-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 10 July 2023 No. 226-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  15. ^ "205 Dėl apdovanojimo Sausio 13-osios atminimo medaliu". lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Seimas. 11 January 1994. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Grybauskaite removes Russian journalist from list of persons awarded with state decorations". The Baltic Course. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  17. ^ "1K-1783 Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidento 1994 m. sausio 11 d. dekreto Nr. 205 „Dėl apdovanojimo Sausio 13-osios atminimo medaliu" pakeitimo". lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Seimas. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  18. ^ ПОБЕДИТЕЛИ КОНКУРСА "ТЭФИ-1997". tefi.ru (in Russian). TEFI. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  19. ^ Указ мэра Москвы № 15-УМ от 25 марта 2002 года [Decree of the Mayor of Moscow No. 15-UM of 25 March 2002]. MosOpen.ru (in Russian). 25 March 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  20. ^ V Церемония [5th Ceremony]. ex.ru (in Russian). Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship. 3 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  21. ^ Поздравляем победителей в номинациях категории «Вечерний прайм»! [Congratulations to the winners in the "Evening Prime" category nominations!]. tefitv.ru (in Russian). TEFI. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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