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Since January, Xenia Fedorova has been back on the French media scene, this time in the Bolloré group. However, the old owner of the RT France channel has often been accused of engaging in kremlin -free filter propaganda. An accusation that she disputes.
Born in Russia, Xenia Fedorova studies journalism in Moscow. She joined Russia Today In 2006. She then climbed the ladder in Russia, then in Berlin. She then heads the new channel of the group funded by the Kremlin, RT France. And to set the tone on the first day, what could be better than a documentary, “North Korea, the happiest people in the world”. Xenia Fedorova may defend the pluralism of her chain, RT France is quickly nicknamed “Putin’s voice”. The chain is accused of relaying the propaganda of the Kremlin.
A former employee agreed to meet us, here is how he describes the editorial line of the chain: “It always had to go in the direction of the Russian pro line or in any case that we make sure that the Russians are not attacked, or not attackable. Quite honestly, sometimes it was grotesque this way of treating the news according to ‘either it can harm the French government, or it highlights Russia and its population’ ”he says.
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Maxime Audinetresearcher at IRSEM and specialist in Russia, author of the book “A media of state influence: survey on the Russian RT channel” (2021) which was the subject of a defamation complaint on the part of RT France. The researcher was released by The Creteil Criminal Court (Val-de-Marne) February 5, 2025.
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