Liz Wahl, an anchor for RT, the English-language news network operated out of Russia, resigned on air Wednesday afternoon over its “whitewash” of coverage related to Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin
Wahl said she could not be “part of a network that whitewashes the actions of Putin.”
Less than a day ago, Wahl tweeted about speaking with her grandparents, who she referenced on-air just before resigning.
Just spoke to grandparents who came to US as refugees escaping Soviets during Hungarian revolution. Amazing to hear amid new Cold War fears
— Liz Wahl (@lizwahl) March 5, 2014
Her resignation comes just a day after tweeting support for Abby Martin, an RT on-air journalist who broke ranks with the channel’s coverage to voice criticism of Russia. Read more…
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