CNN to end broadcasting in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) -- CNN says it will halt broadcasting in Russia due to recent changes in media legislation.<br /> <br /> Turner International, which operates CNN, announced the move in a statement Tuesday. It didn't elaborate on the background to the decision, but appeared to refer to a law passed in October that limits foreign media ownership in Russia to 20 percent.<br /> <br /> The chairman of the Kremlin's human rights council, Mikhail Fedotov, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying the decision would "seriously impoverish" Russia's information sphere.<br /> <br /> Concerns are strong about media freedom in Russia as the government has taken control of all major domestic television stations and the independent-minded Echo of Moscow radio station has come under pressure.

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