Radio NZ launches investigation over Reuters Russia article

Radio NZ launches investigation over Reuters Russia article
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Daniel Dunkley
Radio New Zealand has launched an internal investigation after being accused of editing Reuters wire copy to include pro-Kremlin talking points.The state-owned broadcaster has issued a correction to an article uploaded to the Radio NZ website on the Russia-Ukraine conflict after online readers spotted a series of alterations to the Reuters original.Prior to the correction, the Radio NZ version of the Reuters article appeared to have been edited to change several descriptions of the Russia-Ukraine dispute.A reference to Ukraine’s former &l...

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