"A whole former US Under Secretary of State wrote about me in his new book:" Her denials of my statements were more subtle than my original points. " We are generally here, Rick, more subtle. And more voiced. Come over. You will like it, ”Simonyan commented in her Telegram channel.
According to Stengel’s book, John Kerry, then the US Secretary of State, asked him to write a text for publication on the Department of State’s blog, which aims to "denounce RT for his actions and explain how journalism differs from propaganda."
He noted that in his publication under the heading “Russia Today Disinformation Campaign,” it was stated that “this media structure, supported by the state, is one of the key actors in Moscow’s global propaganda campaign.”
According to him, Margarita Simonyan published the answer to this statement “in a few hours”.
“Then Ms. Simonyan compared my allegations with the facts, doing a brilliant job,” Stengel wrote in the book.
In August 2014, Stengel also noted the performance of Russian television channels and publications. This happened at a meeting of the Board of Governors for US Broadcasting, which addressed the issues of advocacy for Washington's policy in relation to Ukrainian events.
Stengel said that he was surprised how skillfully the Russian side defends its position, in particular in social networks.