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Russia Today Proven To Sway Viewers Against Western Viewpoints
- The Times, Monday, August 1, 2016 8:03 AM
The Kremlin-backed television station RT is succeeding in turning viewers against the West, according to the first controlled experiment into the effects of watching the news channel. Those exposed only to RT’s message became significantly more hostile to the Western viewpoint — but the effect decreased when people were also shown BBC coverage.
