so no discussions whatsoever between bbc news and the uk government with regards to how the bbc covers this conflict? it s not the government sjob or position to tell the bbc how to cover the conflict. 0ur editorial independence from the uk government is assured and underlined by the trust our audiences have in us. and you know that as well as i do, ros, because you present output on our international services. and i wonder as we talk, jamie vera, if we could bring you in from tv rain do you think this is an appropriate contribution for a british broadcaster to be making into the russian media ecosystem? i think that right now, all true information is essential. and for me personally as a user, it doesn t matter should i use vpn or other channels of getting the information? i think it is essential, right now, it is really complicated to get information. so that s why i totally support
butjamie, you re notjust offering new services, you re also offering advice. for example, i m reading from the bbc press release on this, saying, although tiktok suspended new content and live streaming in russia, we know that audiences are finding ways of getting to and sharing the content. in other words, they re getting around that. you ve also published, in russian, a guide for people to use the dark web to try and access some of these services you re listing. is that not a reasonably antagonistic position for the bbc to be adopting, and why have you decided it s still worth doing? well, of course, circumventing blocking is nothing new to the bbc world service. there s a number of markets we operate in so particularly our iranian services, our farsi services foraudiences in iran, but also services we do for audiences in north korea, for example, and whatever information we re able to get into mainland china, where we ve also been blocked for many, many years. so encouraging aud
inside the country. nonetheless, i m sure you ll be aware that the russian government will see these actions as something that is supporting the western perspective on this conflict, and the western desired outcomes in this conflict. i wonder if the bbc consulted with the uk foreign office before announcing these measures? no, it s something we ve decided to do on our own, very much in line with other circumvention measures we ve used in the past. it s very important to underline that the russian state often seeks to paint the bbc world service as, you know, an arm of the uk government. but, of course, as our audiences know, we re nothing of the sort we re an independent public service broadcaster funded by the uk licence fee payer. and therefore, that s why bbc news russian information is so widely trusted in the country and, indeed, of course, bbc news ukrainian services inside ukraine. and they ve never been more needed than they are now. so no discussions whatsoever between bbc n
the sixth day of the war. tv dozhd continued its broadcasting on youtube, but on thursday, the ceo of the company and founder of the company, her name is natalie sindeyeva, had to suspend the broadcasting because of the new law you just mentioned. do you think it s the end of your company? i hope there ll be another another launch, another relaunch very soon. well, we appreciate you joining us on the media show today, vera, you ll be spending the whole edition with us. thank you very much. and as we re hearing from you, the information available to russians is clearly under severe pressure, we also know that russian state tv isn t giving an accurate account of the war in ukraine. and in that context, here s a further question for us all to consider how does the bbc fit into this equation?
to cover the conflict. our editorial independence from the uk government is assured and underlined by the trust our audiences have in us. and you know that as well as i do, ros, because you present output on our international services. and i wonder as we talkjamie vera, if we could bring you in from tv rain do you think this is an appropriate contribution for a british broadcaster to be making into the russian media ecosystem? i think that right now, all true information is essential. and for me personally as a user, it doesn t matter should i use vpn or other channels of getting the information? i think it is essential, right now, it is really complicated to get information. so that s why i totally support the decision of the bbc. so you support it let s also bring in olga irisova, who s editor in chief