Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
True, but Russian TV "news" is laughable - especially given that any dissenting stations are simply closed.
Are you unfamiliar with US news stations? They are 24-hour clownshoes cabaret.

Again, I fully concede that the state of Russian media is an unsustainable joke, but to suggest that this is somehow unique is unrepresentative of the truth.