Russia/International tv-news-channel

The Age: Russia's 'CNN' wants to tell it like it is

"Russia is to launch a 24-hour English-language TV news channel similar to CNN, in an effort to project an image of its own choosing across the world.It also wants to correct the 'erroneous' Anglo-American stereotypes about its people."

"A Russian CNN may sound far-fetched but the project is already well advanced, and the channel, to be called Russia Today, is expected to go on air as early as next month."

"Just like CNN, its reach will be vast. Offering a mix of international news ' from a Russian perspective' as well as domestic news, it will be broadcast on cable and satellite TV throughout Europe, the UK, the US and parts of Asia, as well as in the former Soviet Union and Russia itself. With 500 staff, including 200 journalists, it will have bureaus in London, Washington, Jerusalem and Brussels, and be based in central Moscow."