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Rossiya Segodnya

55°44′15.38″N 37°35′24.92″E / 55.7376056°N 37.5902556°E / 55.7376056; 37.5902556

Rossiya Segodnya
Native name
Россия Сегодня
FormerlyRIA Novosti
Company typeFederal State Unitary Enterprise
IndustryState media
PredecessorRIA Novosti
Founded9 December 2013
HeadquartersZubovsky Boulevard 4, ,
Russia
Key people
Dmitry Kiselyov
Margarita Simonyan
ProductsWire service, international radio, internet website
OwnerGovernment of Russia
SubsidiariesSputnik
RIA Novosti
inoSMI
1prime.ru
Websiterossiyasegodnya.com

MIA Rossiya Segodnya (Russian: Россия сегодня, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə]; lit.'Russia Today') is a media group owned and operated by the Russian government, created on the basis of RIA Novosti.[1][2][3][4] The group owns and operates Sputnik, RIA Novosti, inoSMI and several other entities. The head of the organisation is Dmitry Kiselyov.[5] Margarita Simonyan is the chief editor.

As of September 2024, the Media and Journalism Research Center evaluated Rossiya Segodnya to be "State Controlled Media" under its State Media Matrix.[6][7]

  1. ^ Pizzi, Michael (9 December 2013). "Putin dissolves RIA Novosti news agency". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Russian news agency RIA Novosti closed down". BBC News. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Putin's RIA Novosti revamp prompts propaganda fears". BBC News. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ Ennis, Stephen (17 January 2014). "Homophobia spreads in Russian media". BBC Monitoring. BBC News. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Putin appoints homophobic presenter to head state news agency". The Guardian. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Rossiya Segodnya". State Media Monitor. Media and Journalism Research Center. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Typology". State Media Monitor. Media and Journalism Research Center. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

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