News media at the Winter Olympics in sochi. Consider the cost. 51 billion. Then compare it to what came before. Vancouver in 2010 at just 8 billion. It has been a huge endeavor for the kremlin that amounts to a Public Relations megaproject. In the News Coverage may well determine if the russians get value for money. Journalists in sochi are using these games as a news peg to get at other stories about russia. There is the contentious gay propaganda law, the Environmental Impact of the sochi Development Projects and of course, the enormous costs to the taxpayer. Most of the russian news media havent waited for the torch to get lit to declare sochi a triumph. Step by step through the putin years, the Russian Media particularly on the broadcast side have been brought to heel. The president and his inner circle can manage the message through media through directly or indirectly controlled by the state. Journalism can be a dangerous game in russia. Pushing the boundaries can get foreign rep
The good and the bad. Next week, russia will be hosting the world and the global news media at the Winter Olympics in sochi. Consider the cost. 51 billion. Then compare it to what came before. Vancouver in 2010 at just 8 billion. It has been a huge endeavor for the kremlin that amounts to a Public Relations megaproject. In the News Coverage may well determine if the russians get value for money. Journalists in sochi are using these games as a news peg to get at other stories about russia. There is the contentious gay propaganda law, the Environmental Impact of the sochi Development Projects and of course, the enormous costs to the taxpayer. Most of the russian news media havent waited for the torch to get lit to declare sochi a triumph. Step by step through the putin years, the Russian Media particularly on the broadcast side have been brought to heel. The president and his inner circle can manage the message through media through directly or indirectly controlled by the state. Journal
Stay with us live from paris. Those are your latest headlines. First, developing news from egypt. The egyptian Prime Minister has confirmed the surprise news that the countrys armybacked government has resigned. He made the announcement in a televised address. He gave no clear reason for the decision. The local newspaper claims the decision was made after a 15minute cabinet meeting. We are bringing you more on that developing story from egypt a little later. Lets move on to ukraine. The country toss authorities have announced there is a war and out for the arrest of former moscowbacked president a warrant out for the arrest of former moscowbacked president Viktor Yanukovych. A caretaker president was appointed by parliament. Andcorrespondent is in kiev joins us now. Viktor yanukovych, president of the country last friday. By monday, he is officially a fugitive. Absolutely. There is a search for the missing president. For a president that they are calling a murderer. There has been swir
Hard. A handful of h1n1 deaths so far. And hospitals dealing with more cases every day. People are rushing to get flu shots. Officials say you should but they said they cant keep enough vaccine a stop to take care of everybody to kron4s will tran has been following this story all morning long. Hes in san carlos right now the latest of where they have a shortage. To get the vaccine yet . That im smiling because thankfully people are listening to us. Weve been telling people to go get your foot shot to death exactly what people have been doing over the past several days. So well that theyre listening st. This place here. You could see the sign that says flu shot which they should take down because they dont have anymore at this time it was scrambled. Theyre going to call all of the walgreen to the bay area system to find out if those have any extra supplies. If they do the send somebody from here go to that place, pick up the supplies and bring the backyard. Heres video of people getting
The warehouse says it will consider sanctions against ukraine after crack down on antigovernment protestors. Al shabaab. 1st of the most feared al qaeda affiliates. I dont understand the ship that sends the carrier into a nuclear plume and expects there to be no harm whatever to human life. Her block is one of the funniest of 20th century is a tire. One of the most feared cartoonistless in the country. We given with the kiev intense truce with riot police. Talks with yanukovych and police lasted for hours. 20,000 that a deal had been offered. A deal that the protestors then rejected. For details on the situation and details, lets go to Jennifer Glasse in kiev. Jennifer, glad to have you with us. What is the situation like now . Is the truce holding . Reporter right now, antonio, a very tense standoff is going on. A few hundred yards from here, in independence square, the police are there, in their lines, holding their shields. The protestors standing maybe 50, 100 feet from them, behin