Latvia and Lithuania have banned Kremlin-tied RT television channels over links to Dmitry Kiselev, who is sanctioned by the EU for spreading propaganda about Ukraine. “The problem is that RT is a part of this infrastructure of propaganda,” media expert Solvita Denisa-Liepniece told The World’s Carol Hills.
Wednesday evening, Liz Wahl, an anchor for the Russian-backed, English language news organization RT, quit on air after denouncing Russia’s invasion of Crimea. Suddenly, RT became known across the social media universe. But Journalism Professor Ann Cooper says it and other state-sponsored news channels generally dwell in obscurity.