Americans Getting ‘Sick and Tired’ of ‘Russian Factor’ in US Media
SputnikNews.com
26.06.2017
Following the retraction of a story claiming that an ally of United States President Donald Trump had financial ties to an investment fund managed by a Russian state-run bank, CNN issued new rules on covering stories dealing with Russia.
According to The Hill, the new policy was announced on Saturday in an emailed statement by CNNMoney executive editor Rich Barbieri.
According to Buzzfeed, Barbieri stated that, “No one should publish any content involving Russia without coming to me and Jason [Farkas].”
“This applies to social, video, editorial, and MoneyStream. No exceptions,” the email added, cited by The Hill.
The new CNN rules are in response to a Friday retraction of a published story that purported to connect Anthony Scaramucci, a Trump ally, to a state-run Russian bank.
“On June 22, 2017, CNN.com published a story connecting Anthony Scaramucci with investigations into the Russian Direct Investment Fund. That story did not meet CNN’s editorial standards and has been retracted. Links to the story have been disabled. CNN apologizes to Mr. Scaramucci,” the broadcaster stated.
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