Please join the Harriman Institute and the Columbia Journalism School for a panel discussion featuring:
Chris Hedges, host of RT America's 'On Contact' interview show
Maria Snegovaya, PhD candidate, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Trevor Timm, Executive Director, Freedom of the Press Foundation
Jeffrey Trimble, Deputy Director, U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors
Moderator: Steve Coll, Dean, Columbia Journalism School
In November 2017, the U.S. forced RT, a Russian-financed international news outlet, to register as a foreign agent. Within weeks, Russia responded by labeling U.S.-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty foreign agents. The actions come in the wake of a January 2017 report by U.S. intelligence agencies that accused the Kremlin of using RT America as a tool "to undermine faith in the US Government and fuel political protest."
Support for this event is provided by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
