Megyn Kellys first interview for NBC News was a debacle She got played by a Putin-connected propaga

[applegrove]

Megyn Kelly’s first interview for NBC News was a debacle
She got played by a Putin-connected propagandist.

https://thinkprogress.org/megyn-kellys-first-interview-for-nbc-news-was-a-debacle-566daffb364b

by Aaron Rupar at Think Progress

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Brilev is deputy director of Rossiya, a Russian state-owned television network, where he anchors a weekly news program. He is also affiliated with the Kremlin-founded Russian International Affairs Council. State-run news outlets like Rossiya serve as propaganda outlets that are allowed to exist in order to promote Putin’s worldview. “Brilev is a Putin man,” Helena Goscilo, a professor at The Ohio State University who specializes in Russian culture, confirmed to Media Matters in an email.

Brilev is perhaps best known for his role in Direct Line with the President, the annual live broadcast in which Putin takes phone calls from Russians. The program “was presented to the public as a spontaneous exchange, [but] evidence point to the fact that it was thoroughly prepared and scripted,” writes Michael Gorham, a professor at the University of Florida who focuses on Russian communication, journalism and culture, in an essay for the 2012 book Putin as Celebrity and Cultural Icon.

According to Gorham, Brilev was a “trusted newsreader” who anchored the first seven broadcasts of the program and subsequently “received the state Friendship medal… for [his] service.”

Given his intimate ties to Putin, it’s not surprising that Brilev would publicly tamp down the notion that Russia meddled in the election on behalf of Trump. But Kelly leaves viewers with the impression that he’s nothing more than an impartial observer.

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[BumRushDaShow]

1. WTF?

Why are we normalizing Russian propaganda? Hypothetical question because we all know why.

[MontanaMama]

2. Not surprised.

she isn't an actual journalist and she is in over her head with the Russians. She needs to get out of the way. Nobody missed her during her hiatus.

[gratuitous]

3. Was Kelly played, or was she complicit?

Kelly chose to interview Brilev for a reason.

[tableturner]

4. Oh come on....I'm no fan of Fox, but she knew who he was tied to, without doing any research.

That guy didn't fool anyone who is even minimally knowledgeable of Russia. She knew, we know, and any informed person knows, that the top people in the Russian media are Putin pals. She also knew that he would defend Russia. What else would he do? And what is wrong with interviewing him? It was inevitable that she would interview at least one Russian homer.

Again....no fan of Fox or Kelly, to say the least, but let's not look like Republicans and unfairly criticize. That just makes the valid criticism less impactful.

On edit: I of course know Kelly is not with Fox. I mentioned it to in effect underline the fact that I certainly am not prejudiced in her favor.

[applegrove]

5. She's not on Fox anymore. And you are right: maybe she did it to get

an interview with Putin?