Putin vs. The Press (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE tells the story of journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov and his battle to defend press freedom in Putin’s Russia. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: ​. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin and his government have carried out an intense crackdown on the press — banning more than 300 Russian journalists, labeling them “foreign agents,” and threatening anyone who calls the Ukraine conflict an invasion or act of war with up to 15 years in prison. The Russian government branded Muratov, one of a dwindling number of independent journalists still in Russia, a “foreign agent” in early September 2023. With unique access, this timely documentary follows Muratov as he fights to keep his independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, alive and his reporters safe amid the government’s tightening grip on independent reporting. “Putin vs. the Press” is an Oxford Films Production for GBH/FRONTLINE and Channel 4. The director is Patrick Forbes. The producers are Yelena Durden-Smith and Vanessa Tuson. The senior producer is Dan Edge. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting related to “Putin vs. the Press“ on our website: #Documentary #Putin #Russia #PressFreedom Subscribe on YouTube: ​ Instagram: ​ Twitter: ​ Facebook: FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund, with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen, and Corey David Sauer. CHAPTERS: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dmitry Muratov on Democracy and War - 0:00 How Muratov’s Novaya Gazeta Covered Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine - 4:36 Protecting Novaya Gazeta’s Journalists - 16:02 Novaya Gazeta’s Future & Auctioning the Nobel Peace Prize - 28:08 A Crackdown on Russian Independent News Intensifies - 39:48 A Journalist Attacked in Chechnya - 47:16