KIEV - When Viktor Yushchenko is sworn in as president of Ukraine Sunday, many in the media will take some credit for his Dec. 26 victory, which came about after a long, bitter campaign, often fought in front of television cameras.
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While other media outlets largely avoided stories about street protests in advance of the run-off vote, and ignored allegations of widespread election fraud, Channel Five was eager to bring pictures of protest to the viewing public.
Marta Dyczok, a professor at the University of Western Ontario says, Channel Five played a significant role in bringing true democracy to Ukraine.[snip]
Channel Five's success also caught the attention, and some would say, the respect of the competition.
At the height of the Orange Revolution a correspondent for UT1, Ukraine's state broadcaster, announced during a live broadcast that her entire news team was going to join the protests in Kiev's Independence Square.
She told viewers, "We are not lying anymore."
Emphasis mine. Wouldn't it be refreshing. Just think about it. News without spin
.... without opinion ... just .... NEWS.
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