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The Media Show: Reporting from Inside Putin’s Russia

The Media Show: Reporting from Inside Putin’s Russia

Update: 2025-10-09
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Steve Rosenberg, BBC News Russia editor, is one of the few Western reporters still based in Moscow. He talks about working under tight controls, renewing short visas and facing limits on access while trying to report facts from inside the country. His years of steady reporting have now earned him the Charles Wheeler Award for Broadcast Journalism. Also on the show, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, explains how the magazine is turning to video with its new series The Economist Insider. The project shows editors debating major issues and gives viewers a sense of how the publication works behind the scenes. And Victoria Beckham has a new series on Netflix. Public-relations specialist Farzana Baduel, founder of Curzon PR, assesses the strategy behind “authorised access” documentaries and how they can help celebrities manage their image.

Presenters: Katie Razzall
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Assistant Producers: Lucy Wai and Elena Angelides
Production Coordinator: Ruth Waites
Technical Coordinator: James Cherry
Sound: Robin Schroder

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The Media Show: Reporting from Inside Putin’s Russia

The Media Show: Reporting from Inside Putin’s Russia

BBC World Service