Tatyana Mitkova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Rostislavovna and the family name is Mitkova.
Tatyana Mitkova
Mitkova in 2012
Born
Tatyana Rostislavovna Mitkova

(1955-09-13) 13 September 1955 (age 69)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationTelevision journalist

Tatyana Rostislavovna Mitkova (Russian: Татья́на Ростисла́вовна Митко́ва; born 13 September 1955)[1] is a Russian television journalist for NTV. She became famous in 1991 for refusing to read the official Soviet Union version of the military response to the uprising in Lithuania.[2] In 2001, BBC News described her as one of Russia's "best-known news presenters".[3]

In 1991, she received one of the first International Press Freedom Awards from the Committee to Protect Journalists.[4]

In January 2001, she was summoned by prosecutors to discuss an alleged $70,000 loan from NTV. The summons came in the midst of an attempted takeover of the station by Gazprom,[5] and Mitkova described it as "psychological pressure and a direct threat to journalists".[6] At the end of the month, a Moscow court gave Gazprom control of NTV's owner Media-Most, which was by then described by BusinessWeek as "Russia's sole independent national television station"[7] and by The New York Times as "the last nationwide voice critical of President Vladimir V. Putin".[8] Despite a lockout of some journalists who refused to "pledge loyalty" to the new management, Mitkova was persuaded to stay with the station by new owner Boris Jordan.[7]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ Вся журналистская Москва [Directory of Journalists Moscow]. Vol. 2. Moscow: Russian Union of Journalists; Journalist Fund. 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Russian TV Seeks U.S. Sponsors for News". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 30 January 1994. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ^ "New blow against Gusinsky media". BBC News. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Journalists Receive 1996 Press Freedom Awards". Committee to Protect Journalists. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  5. ^ Lukyanova, Inna (23 April 2001). Сохранить лицо. НТВ [To save face. NTV]. Profile (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "NTV presenter to be visited by prosecutors". The Russia Journal. 26 January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b "The Easter Raider". BusinessWeek. 29 August 2001. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  8. ^ Wines, Michael (27 January 2001). "Putin Allies Seem to Gain in Battle Over Critical Press Empire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 16.11.2011 г. № 1492" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16 November 2011 No. 1492]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  10. ^ Kamyshev, Dmitry; Boletskaya, Ksenia (5 May 2014). За взятие Крыма [For the capture of Crimea]. Vedomosti (in Russian). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  11. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27.11.2006 г. № 1316 [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 27 November 2006 No. 1316]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 27 November 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  12. ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 26.07.2021 № 196-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 26 July 2021 No. 196-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  13. ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 23.04.2008 № 214-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 23 April 2008 No. 214-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 23 April 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  14. ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 10.07.2023 № 226-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 10 July 2023 No. 226-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  15. ^ "205 Dėl apdovanojimo Sausio 13-osios atminimo medaliu". lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Seimas. 11 January 1994. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Grybauskaite removes Russian journalist from list of persons awarded with state decorations". The Baltic Course. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  17. ^ "1K-1783 Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidento 1994 m. sausio 11 d. dekreto Nr. 205 „Dėl apdovanojimo Sausio 13-osios atminimo medaliu" pakeitimo". lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Seimas. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  18. ^ ПОБЕДИТЕЛИ КОНКУРСА "ТЭФИ-1997". tefi.ru (in Russian). TEFI. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  19. ^ Указ мэра Москвы № 15-УМ от 25 марта 2002 года [Decree of the Mayor of Moscow No. 15-UM of 25 March 2002]. MosOpen.ru (in Russian). 25 March 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  20. ^ V Церемония [5th Ceremony]. ex.ru (in Russian). Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship. 3 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  21. ^ Поздравляем победителей в номинациях категории «Вечерний прайм»! [Congratulations to the winners in the "Evening Prime" category nominations!]. tefitv.ru (in Russian). TEFI. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2023.