The Russian journalist faked death - causing problems for the media. Plus, the Iranian diaspora reviving Shah nostalgia.
Arkady Babchenko and the media
Last week, news spread of the murder of a Russian dissident journalist Arkahdy Babchenko, shot and killed outside his apartment in Kiev, Ukraine.
Except as we all now know, it never happened.
Babchenko said he faked his own death as part of an operation alongside Ukrainian security services to thwart a plot to kill him. He said it was about survival, but media freedom advocates have been critical saying the stunt undermined Ukraine's credibility and could have serious consequences for other journalists down the road.
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