Feb 15th 2014, 18:01, by Amar Toor
(Kremlin.ru)
When the Winter Olympic Games opened last week in Sochi, much of the conversation on social media focused on the event's shortcomings: poor sanitation, empty stadiums, hotels in disrepair. But a very different, and far more worrying Sochi story has been unfolding in the mainstream Russian media, where many reporters and broadcasters are being muzzled by a government intent on presenting itself in the best light possible.
Late last month, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published a damning report on how Russian media outlets have been silenced when trying to report on negative Sochi stories: forced evictions of local residents, exploitation of migrant workers, and environmental damage caused by construction...
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