BBC Receives Additional U.K. Government Funding to Counter Ukraine War Disinformation
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The BBC World Service has sought and will receive £4.1 million ($5.4 million) in additional funding to counter disinformation around the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The emergency funding would to help the BBC “continue bringing independent, impartial and accurate news to people in Ukraine and Russia in the face of increased propaganda from the Russian state,” the U.K.
government said in a statement. On March 4, the BBC temporarily suspended its Russian journalism operations following the introduction of new laws that could see journalists fined, imprisoned or even punished with “forced labor” for reporting on the country’s assault of Ukraine.
The BBC resumed operations on March 8. Prior to the stoppage, the BBC’s Russian and Ukrainian coverage saw record levels of consumption in both countries.
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