Type | News and Media |
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Country | Russian Federation |
Availability | Worldwide |
Slogan | Telling the Untold |
Owner |
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Launch date
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10 November 2014 |
Official website
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sputniknews |
Notes
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Sputnik (Russian pronunciation: [ˈsputʲnʲɪk]; formerly The Voice of Russia) is a news agency, news websites and radio broadcast service established by the Russian government-controlled news agency Rossiya Segodnya. Headquartered in Moscow, Sputnik has regional editorial offices in Washington, Cairo, Beijing, London and Edinburgh; in Sputnik's Washington D.C. office, Peter Martinichev is the editor and Mikhail Safronov is the bureau chief. Sputnik focuses on global politics and economics and is geared towards a non-Russian audience. Sputnik has been accused of bias, disinformation and being a Russian propaganda outlet.
Sputnik currently operates news websites, featuring reporting and commentary, in over 30 languages including English, Spanish, Polish, Serbian, and several others. The websites also house over 800 hours of radio broadcasting material each day and its newswire service runs around the clock. Alongside its news content, Sputnik also produces photo essays, live streaming, infographics, and public opinion surveys.