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'''RT''' (Russia Today) is a [[United States]]-based television channel and a global news network that is financed by the government of [[Russia]]. RT is broadcasting from [[Moscow]] and [[Washington]] studios. It has been critical of the intervention-policies by [[Barack Hussein Obama]] in the [[Libyan War]] and [[Syrian Civil War]] while praising the actions of Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]]. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion [[YouTube]] views benchmark.<ref>{{cite web |title=35 years: RT's on-air discussion panel anticipating Manning's sentence |publisher=RT LIVE |date= 21 Aug 2013 |pages=1min:30sec |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1NI2yEMWc4&feature=youtu.be&t=83 |quote= |accessdate=30 Jan 2017}}</ref>  

'''RT''' (Russia Today) is a [[Moscow]]-based television channel and a global news network that is financed by the government of [[Russia]]. RT is broadcasting from [[Moscow]] and [[Washington]] studios. It has been critical of the intervention-policies by [[Barack Hussein Obama]] in the [[Libyan War]] and [[Syrian Civil War]] while praising the actions of Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]]. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion [[YouTube]] views benchmark.<ref>{{cite web |title=35 years: RT's on-air discussion panel anticipating Manning's sentence |publisher=RT LIVE |date= 21 Aug 2013 |pages=1min:30sec |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1NI2yEMWc4&feature=youtu.be&t=83 |quote= |accessdate=30 Jan 2017}}</ref>  

After the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], RT's structure and financing as a state-sponsored broadcasting agency was modeled on the [[BBC]] and [[PBS]]. It's editorial viewpoint is tilted mildly [[leftist]] and [[Democratic-Socialist]].

After the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], RT's structure and financing as a state-sponsored broadcasting agency was modeled on the [[BBC]] and [[PBS]]. It's editorial viewpoint is tilted mildly [[leftist]] and [[Democratic-Socialist]].