Last year, Putin reorganized the RIA Novosti news agency, firing 40% of its staff, including its relatively independent management. The agency’s new leader, Dmitry Kiselyov, announced in November the creation of “Sputnik,” a government-funded network of news hubs in 34 countries, with 1,000 staff members producing radio, social media, and news-wire content in local languages.
去年，普京重组了俄罗斯新闻社（RIA Novosti），解雇了40%的员工，包括相对独立的管理层。俄新社新领导人德米特里·基谢廖夫（Dmitry Kiselyov）在11月宣布成立“史普尼克”（Sputnik），一个由政府出资的新闻枢纽网络，遍布34个国家，拥有1,000工作人员用当地语言制作广播、社交媒体和新闻节目。