A Rare, Honest, Ethical Reporter - American 'RT' anchor quits in protest of network's Putin coverage

Too bad most of the American Media don't share the same qualities in regard to the current administration and Senate leaders. m/r


American 'RT' anchor quits in protest of network's Putin coverage - POLITICO.com

By DYLAN BYERS | 

3/5/14 5:48 PM EST

A Washington-based anchor for the Kremlin-backed RT news channel announced her resignation on-air Wednesday, saying she "could not be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashed the actions of Putin."

"I'm proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth," Liz Wahl, an anchor in RT's D.C. bureau, told viewers, after explaining how her parents had fled Soviet persecution during the Hungarian revolution. "That is why after this newscast, I'm resigning."

Wahl's public resignation came two days after another anchor Abby Martin, condemned the military intervention during her own broadcast.

"What Russia did is wrong," Martin said on Monday. "Military intervention is never the answer, and I will not sit here and apologize or defend military aggression."

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