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the head of the Russian Union of journalists Vladimir Solovyov hopes that the head of Chuvashia Michael Ignatieff, called “wet” journalists for criticizing the government, to change its attitude to media. He commented on the statement Ignatieff at the ceremony in Cheboksary, dedicated to Days of Russian and Chuvash printing.

According to network edition of “the Truth of the Volga Federal district”, the head of the Chuvash Republic stated: individual journalists or bloggers from different regions of Russia are well employed in the country and “start writing, not knowing what and who — if only to capitalize on the different schemes”. Therefore, said Ignatiev, “it is necessary to soak them, as people say” to tell where they came from, what thoughts are, where you live, where you work, what you earn.” Distorted information, he added, “ultimately turns negative for those it takes.”

Vladimir Solovyov suggested that “kill journalists” — a new way of dealing with “fake news” from the head of the Chuvash Republic, reports TASS. The head of the Russian Union of journalists also expressed hope that Michael Ignatieff will change its attitude towards the media and realize that “watering” was not the most appropriate way of interacting with the media.

According to Deputy Secretary General Council of “United Russia”, state Duma Deputy Yevgeny Revenko, head of the Chuvash Republic should “at least explain and apologize to the journalist community”. According to Revenco, the Governor obliges its holders “in the most correct and clearly articulate their thoughts”, and “an ambiguous statement of Michael Ignatieff to address some representatives of the media affects a huge number of bona fide journalists.”

the press service of the head of the Republic explained that the word “kill” meant “to reveal the inside story”, write about the customers and the objectives of the “information wars”, to disclose information about the methods of earnings and motivation of media PIsushi “custom-made” film. Accordingly, the statement Ignatieff refers to the “those who are behind the money and ordering writes lies or distorts the facts.” In the speech of the head of the Republic this context, “clearly”, said the representative of the press service to the RIA Novosti news Agency.