RIA Novosti

RIA Novosti

RIA Novosti was a Russian state-owned news agency. It shared news both inside and outside of Russia. The agency was based in Moscow, the capital city of Russia.

On December 9, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to close RIA Novosti. Its work and team joined a new agency called Rossiya Segodnya. By April 8, 2014, RIA Novosti became part of this new agency.

The chief editor of RIA Novosti was Anna Gavrilova. Even though it closed, RIA Novosti played an important role in sharing news for many years.

Content

RIA Novosti was a news agency in Russia that closed in 2014. Its staff could join a new agency called Rossiya Segodnya or leave. In November 2014, Rossiya Segodnya started a new international platform called Sputnik to replace RIA Novosti.

The agency shared news about many topics like politics, economics, science, and money. It reached people around the world in several languages, including Persian, Japanese, and Arabic. It had reporters in many places, including Russia and other countries. Its readers included important government offices, businesses, and groups in Russia and other nations.

History

Soviet Union

RIA Novosti started on June 24, 1941, when the Soviet government made the Soviet Information Bureau. This group shared news about the war, life at home, and events in other countries. They used radio, newspapers, and magazines to reach people around the world.

In 1961, the Novosti Press Agency took over. It told people in other countries about life in the Soviet Union and shared news from other places with Soviet people. They published newspapers and magazines in many languages and had offices in over 120 countries.

Russian Federation

RIA Novosti was officially created in September 1991. It had offices all over the world and shared news both in Russia and internationally. Over time, it started new radio and television channels.

Reorganization

On December 9, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to close RIA Novosti. It was combined with another radio service to make a new agency called Rossiya Segodnya. On April 8, 2014, RIA Novosti became a news agency and online newspaper again.

Notable incidents

In February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, RIA Novosti made a mistake and published an article saying that Russia had won the Russo-Ukrainian War and that Ukraine was now part of Russia. The article was removed quickly, but some news sites had already shared it.

Later in April 2022, RIA published another article that some people did not like.

In August 2022, Twitter stopped some RIA accounts in many countries, even though Twitter is not allowed in Russia.

Sanctions

In February 2023, Canada added RIA Novosti to a list of groups it does not support because of the war in Ukraine. In May 2024, the European Union also added RIA Novosti to its list, saying the agency was sharing misleading information.

Notable journalists

One famous writer from RIA Novosti is Vsevolod Kukushkin. He worked there for 22 years. He reported on ice hockey and other sports events.