Héloïse Goy, with Alexis Patri 10:18 a.m., April 12, 2022
The German daily "Die Welt" announced on Monday the hiring of a Russian journalist as a correspondent: Marina Ovsiannikova.
On March 15, this journalist made a name for herself around the world by denouncing the Kremlin's propaganda in the war in Ukraine live on Russian television.
She has become a heroine around the world since her appearance on Russian television news.
On March 15, Marina Ovsiannikova held up a live sign criticizing Moscow's war in Ukraine and denouncing the propaganda of the government-controlled media.
This Russian journalist becomes a correspondent for the German media
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On Monday, the German daily announced that Marina Ovsiannikova was joining its team as a correspondent in Ukraine and Russia.
She will henceforth write for the newspaper and contribute regularly to the group's television news channel.
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Marina Ovsiannikova, still threatened by prison
The editor of this conservative daily said that "Marina Ovsiannikova defended the most important journalistic virtues, despite the threat of state repression."
Under the recent law which heavily penalizes any "false information" about the Russian army and the war in Ukraine, Marina Ovsiannikova still risks criminal prosecution of up to 15 years in prison.
On March 22, it was another German media that had hired a journalist prevented by this war.
German channel N-TV has hired Ukrainian-Nigerian journalist Karolina Ashion, who fled her country for Germany after the start of the Russian invasion, to present a Ukrainian language newscast for refugees.