He funds independent Russian news outlets, including the Investigations Management Center — the organization with which three Russian journalists were working when they were killed in the Central African Republic this week as they worked on a documentary about Russian mercenary forces. I sometimes get the sense that people are surprised when they hear there’s any independent journalism in Russia at all. … There’s a lot more risk in independent journalism, and much less money. Why do you think the authorities in Russia allow independent journalism to be possible at all? They are purposely trying to keep independent journalism in this narrow corral.

Source: Washington Post August 01, 2018 18:15 UTC