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 was closed down in 2014. Its staff could choose to move to 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 and stories 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 began on June 24, 1941, when the Soviet government created the Soviet Information Bureau. This group shared news about the war, life at home, and events in other countries through radio, newspapers, and magazines. They worked with many groups to share stories with people around the world.

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

Russian Federation

RIA Novosti was officially created in September 1991. It had offices around the world and shared news both at home and abroad. Over the years, it started new radio and television channels.

Reorganization

On December 9, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to close RIA Novosti and combine it with another radio service to form a new agency called Rossiya Segodnya. On April 8, 2014, RIA Novosti was registered again as a news agency and online newspaper.

Notable incidents

In February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, RIA Novosti accidentally published an article that talked about Russia winning the Russo-Ukrainian War. The article said that Ukraine had become part of Russia again and talked about big changes in the world. The article was taken down quickly, but some other news places had already shared it.

Later in April 2022, RIA published another article that was criticized by some people.

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

Sanctions

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

Notable journalists

One well-known writer from RIA Novosti is Vsevolod Kukushkin. He worked for the news agency for 22 years, reporting on ice hockey and other sports events.