Spinmeisters Of Russia: A Selected Look At Coverage Of The Prigozhin Rebellion

 June 25, 2023

Below are a few selections of how media covered Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion.

Putin’s recorded announcement June 24 10am Moscow:

Taiwan (to midnight local)

(5 hours ahead of Moscow, Russia)

CTV

3pm Taiwan:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CTV_20230624_070000

6:06pm Taiwan first report of revolt & Putin's statement:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CTV_20230624_100000&play=1687601176

7:30pm Second story:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CTV_20230624_113000&cliplen=132&play=1687606256

8:06pm 3rd report:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CTV_20230624_120000&cliplen=128&play=1687608396

9:31 4th story:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CTV_20230624_133000&cliplen=127&play=1687613508

 

TTV

3pm Taiwan:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=TTV_20230624_073000&play=1687591800

4:27pm First report:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=TTV_20230624_080000&cliplen=124&play=1687595260

6:29pm second report:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=TTV_20230624_100000&cliplen=100&play=1687602560

6:30pm continuation of second report:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=TTV_20230624_103000&cliplen=94&play=1687602600

7:35pm 3rd report:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=TTV_20230624_113000&cliplen=122&play=1687606500

 

People's Republic of China

Beijing, China is 5 hours ahead of Moscow, Russia

 

CCTV-13
3pm Beijing:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_070000

4pm First report:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_080000&cliplen=44&play=1687593648

Followed by 532 second long piece on Russia, war, threat to nuclear power plants – with quote in English saying war creates volatility which is good for business:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_080000&play=1687593692

2nd report 5:08pm:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_090000&cliplen=108&play=1687597720

Followed by 400 second long report on Ukraine war U.S. and NATO weapons support and China’s UN comments:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_090000&play=1687597828

6:11pm 3rd report 800 seconds on revolt, Russia Ukraine war, US and NATO weapons support threat to nuclear power plants – with quote in English saying war creates volatility which is good for business:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_100000&play=1687601516

7:24pm 88 second piece Ukraine war & revolt:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_110000&cliplen=88&play=1687605884

8:41pm  5 minute report on revolt:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_120000&play=1687610468

8:46pm  5 minute report on US & NATO military aid to Ukraine & reports that Ukraine blew up Nordstream pipelines:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_120000&play=1687610772

9:24 report on Ukraine war & revolt:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_130000&cliplen=88&play=1687613084

11:52pm  Report on revolt:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV13_20230624_141500_24&cliplen=100&play=1687621924

 

CCTV-1
3:00pm Entertainment program:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV1_20230624_065400_5&play=1687590012

7:24 First report on revolt:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV1_20230624_110000&cliplen=88&play=1687605884

10:22 second report on revolt 296 seconds long including threat to nuclear power and with quote in English saying war creates volatility which is good for business:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=CCTV1_20230624_140000&play=1687616544

 

 

ESPRESO TV
2:32pm First coverage of Putin’s remarks:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=ESPRESO_20230624_113000&play=1687606376

 

Russia

Here are just three selected excerpts:

Russia-1 news 6/25/2023 5:08:57 PM UTC+3:00 (Russia)
10 minute report: Prigozhin stand down, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko’s role in negotiations & everything is fine now in Rostov:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=RUSSIA1_20230625_140000_Vesti&play=1687702137

NTV 6/25/2023 10:01:08 AM UTC+3:00 (Russia)
9-minutes of reports of Wagner standing down & Yevgeny Prigozhin negotiations with Alexander Lukashenko, return of normalcy to Rostov:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=NTV_20230625_070000_Segodnya&play=1687676468

16 minute report on chronology of revolt:
https://api.gdeltproject.org/api/v2/tvv/tvv?id=NTV_20230625_160000_Itogi_nedeli_s_Iradoi_Zeinalovoi&play=1687708816

 

 

This analysis is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Internet Archive and its TV News Archive, the multi-party Media-Data Research Consortium and GDELT.