Tatyana Rostislavovna Mitkova (Russian: Татья́на Ростисла́вовна Митко́ва; born 13 September 1955)[1] is a Russian television journalist for NTV. She became famous in 1991 for refusing to read the official Soviet Union version of the military response to the uprising in Lithuania.[2] In 2001, BBC News described her as one of Russia's "best-known news presenters".[3]
Tatyana Mitkova | |
|---|---|
 Tatyana Mitkova in 2012 | |
| Born | Tatyana Rostislavovna Mitkova 13 September 1955 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Organization | NTV |
| Known for | 1991 refusal to read official Soviet news, NTV anchorship |
In 1991, she received one of the first International Press Freedom Awards from the Committee to Protect Journalists.[4]
In January 2001, she was summoned by prosecutors to discuss an alleged $70,000 loan from NTV. The summons came in the midst of an attempted takeover of the station by Gazprom,[5] and Mitkova described it as "psychological pressure and a direct threat to journalists".[6] At the end of the month, a Moscow court gave Gazprom control of NTV's owner Media-Most, which was by then described by BusinessWeek as "Russia's sole independent national television station"[7] and by The New York Times as "the last nationwide voice critical of President Vladimir V. Putin".[8] Despite a lockout of some journalists who refused to "pledge loyalty" to the new management, Mitkova was persuaded to stay with the station by new owner Boris Jordan.[7]
Awards and decorations edit
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class (16 November 2011)[9]
- Order of Honour (22 April 2014)[10]
- Order of Friendship (27 November 2006)[11]
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (26 July 2021)[12]
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude (23 April 2008)[13]
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude (10 July 2023)[14]
- Commemorative Medal of 13 January (11 January 1994)[15] Mitkova later decided to forgo the medal in solidarity with Dmitry Kiselyov, who had been stripped of it "for the discredit to the name of an awarded person".[16] On 14 April 2014, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė deprived her of the medal.[17]
- CPJ International Press Freedom Award (1991)[4]
- TEFI in the nomination "News Programme Presenter" (25 May 1997)[18]
- Moscow City Prize in Journalism for 2001 (25 March 2002)[19]
- Olympia National Award for Public Recognition of Russian Women's Achievements in the nomination "Journalist of the Year" (3 March 2005)[20]
- TEFI Special Prize "For Personal Contribution to the Development of Russian Television" (3 October 2018)[21]
References edit
- ^ Вся журналистская Москва [Directory of Journalists Moscow]. Vol. 2. Moscow: Russian Union of Journalists; Journalist Fund. 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Russian TV Seeks U.S. Sponsors for News". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 30 January 1994. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "New blow against Gusinsky media". BBC News. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Journalists Receive 1996 Press Freedom Awards". Committee to Protect Journalists. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Lukyanova, Inna (23 April 2001). Сохранить лицо. НТВ [To save face. NTV]. Profile (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "NTV presenter to be visited by prosecutors". The Russia Journal. 26 January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ a b "The Easter Raider". BusinessWeek. 29 August 2001. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Wines, Michael (27 January 2001). "Putin Allies Seem to Gain in Battle Over Critical Press Empire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 16.11.2011 г. № 1492" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16 November 2011 No. 1492]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Kamyshev, Dmitry; Boletskaya, Ksenia (5 May 2014). За взятие Крыма [For the capture of Crimea]. Vedomosti (in Russian). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27.11.2006 г. № 1316 [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 27 November 2006 No. 1316]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 27 November 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 26.07.2021 № 196-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 26 July 2021 No. 196-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 23.04.2008 № 214-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 23 April 2008 No. 214-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 23 April 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 10.07.2023 № 226-рп "О поощрении" [Order of the President of the Russian Federation of 10 July 2023 No. 226-rp "On promotion"]. pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "205 Dėl apdovanojimo Sausio 13-osios atminimo medaliu". lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Seimas. 11 January 1994. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Grybauskaite removes Russian journalist from list of persons awarded with state decorations". The Baltic Course. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "1K-1783 Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidento 1994 m. sausio 11 d. dekreto Nr. 205 „Dėl apdovanojimo Sausio 13-osios atminimo medaliu" pakeitimo". lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Seimas. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ ПОБЕДИТЕЛИ КОНКУРСА "ТЭФИ-1997". tefi.ru (in Russian). TEFI. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Указ мэра Москвы № 15-УМ от 25 марта 2002 года [Decree of the Mayor of Moscow No. 15-UM of 25 March 2002]. MosOpen.ru (in Russian). 25 March 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ V Церемония [5th Ceremony]. ex.ru (in Russian). Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship. 3 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Поздравляем победителей в номинациях категории «Вечерний прайм»! [Congratulations to the winners in the "Evening Prime" category nominations!]. tefitv.ru (in Russian). TEFI. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2023.