1 outlets · filed 31 October 2026
Russia’s Novaya Gazeta ‘killed off’ after murders, arrests and pressure
Russia’s most prominent investigative newspaper is closing, with staff accusing the government of killing it off.
What the coverage shows
All four outlets frame the story as Novaya Gazeta closing under Kremlin pressure, with The Economist, France 24 and South China Morning Post all using shutdown language and Al Jazeera saying staff accused the government of “killing it off.” The Economist uniquely foregrounds a state enemies list, while France 24 and South China Morning Post emphasize the paper’s independent or flagship status and its investigative record. Al Jazeera is the only one to mention murders and arrests in the framing it gives.
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