Showing posts with label Russia Today. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia Today. Show all posts

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Israeli air strikes against Hamas positions in Gaza-Contrasting Media Coverage from Fox News and Russia Today




The two videos provide a fascinating insight into media coverage of Middle East affairs. The Fox News video places a greater emphasis on Hamas attacks whilst the Russia Today video emphasizes more strongly the civilian casualties and places less emphasis on Hamas attacks.

Monday, December 8, 2008

RT Video:Russian nomads herd reindeer in Yakutia


RT carries a report from one of the most-remote parts of Russia – the far eastern republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia. Roughly the size of India, it's Russia's biggest republic. Despite the vast territories, Yakutia is one of the least-populated areas of the country. This fascinating video takes a look at the life of the Yakutian indigenous population, who are mainly reindeer herders. Their life style is certainly markedly different from ours in the west.