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Russian State Media Outlet RT America Ceases Operations and Lays Off All Staff After Major Distributors Drop Channel

2022-03-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

RT America, the U.S.-based arm of Russia’s state-controlled media network RT (Russia Today), announced on March 3, 2022 that it was immediately ceasing production and laying off more than 100 employees after major American cable distributors dropped the channel in response to Russia’s …

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Reuters: AT&T nurtured and bankrolled OANN; founder says AT&T asked for a conservative network

2013-07-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Court records and testimony reported by Reuters show AT&T played a pivotal role in launching and sustaining One America News Network (OANN), at times accounting for the vast majority of its revenue via carriage deals. OANN’s founder testified AT&T executives sought a conservative …

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