Russian broadcaster RT fined for repeated rule breaking in UK


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) London, July 26 (Petra)-- UK media regulator Ofcom has fined RT for repeatedly breaking impartiality rules in its coverage of the Skripal poisonings and the conflict in Syria.
The ?200,000 fine, announced Friday, came after Ofcom ruled RT had failed to maintain "due impartiality" in seven programs that aired in March and April last year.
Ofcom directed the Russian broadcaster to air a summary of the ruling, which was originally handed down in December.
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