Forbes Russia: staff revolts against removal of article
The ECPMF is concerned about the editorial independence at Forbes magazine Russia. Editors are protesting against their own publisher as they accuse him of removing a critical article from the print version.
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"Financial Times“, "Moscow Times“ and an ECPMF source report that Forbes Russia is in danger of losing its editorial independence. An investigative article on the business of Dagestani billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov was removed from the magazine just before it was about to go to press.
Publisher Alexander Fedotov justified the article's removal with the fear of being sued. The staff protested against this measurement accusing Fedotov of…