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Russia state news agency gets controversial chief

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 9 appointed a controversial news anchor to head a restructured state news agency, a move signaling the Kremlin's intention to tighten control over the media and use it increasingly for propaganda of ultraconservative views.

Dmitry Kiselyov, known for maligning homosexuality and speculating about Western-led conspiracies on his weekly news program, was put in charge of all the resources of the former RIA Novosti, which was renamed Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today). (AP)

プーチン大統領、国営メディアに保守派の編集長を任命

ロシアのウラジミール・プーチン大統領は12月９日、国営ロシア通信を改組し、反同性愛で保守派のジャーナリスト、ドミトリー・キセリョフ氏を代表に任命した。

The Japan Times ST: December 20, 2013