Liz Wahl | |
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| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Known for | resigning from Russia Today with a scandal |
Liz Wahl is an American journalist.[1][2][3][4]
On 6th March, 2014, she triggered comment when she went off script, on air, and resigned her job, while denouncing her employer, RT, for its allegedly distorted coverage of Russia's intervention in Crimea. She also claimed that RT censored her interview with Ron Paul.
RT, RT's editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and Liz Wahl's collegues claimed that this scandal was a self-promotional publicity stunt by a person.
Wahl's grandparents were Hungarian refugees from the Soviet bloc, who fled the Soviet suppression of the Hungarian Uprising.[5] She advanced their experiences as one of her triggers for her denunciation.
Following her resignation Wahl appeared on the three major American cable news outlets CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and was invited and interviewed by The View, Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert.[6][7]
Barbara Walters also voiced criticism of Wahl, saying she should not be treated like a hero.[8][9] Later she changed her mind relating to Wahl and praised her.[10]
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James Kirchick (2014-03-05). "Exclusive: RT Anchor Liz Wahl Explains Why She Quit". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 6 March 2014-03-06.
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"Russia Today Anchor Liz Wahl Quits Live On-Air". Hollywood Reporter. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
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Katy Watson (2014-03-06). "Russia Today TV presenter Liz Wahl quits on air". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
For the second time American presenters on the Russian backed TV station Russia Today have gone off script to voice their personal concerns about Russia's occupation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.
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Peter Edwards (2014-03-06). "Russia Today anchor Liz Wahl quits job on-air in protest". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
She also noted that her partner is a physician who treats American soldiers on a daily basis.
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"Liz Wahl, Russia Today anchor, quits her job on air". CBC News. 2014-03-06. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
My grandparents came here as refugees during the Hungarian revolution, ironically to escape the Soviet forces," Wahl said, adding she was "very lucky to have grown up here in the United States.
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Greg Botelho (2014-03-06). "Anchor quits: I can't be part of network 'that whitewashes' Putin's actions". CNN. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
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"VIDEO: Stephen Talks Obama's Appearance on 'Between Two Ferns' on COLBERT". Broadway World. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
On last night's The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, Obama appears on "Between Two Ferns," Liz Wahl discusses her resignation from Russia Today, the NSA hires an advice columnist, and Maria Shriver talks "Paycheck to Paycheck." Check out highlights from The March 12th broadcast below!
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Hallie (2014-03-07). "Barbara Walters Is Not Impressed With Former RT Anchor Liz Wahl". New York magazine. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
Walters's co-hosts gave some push back, but Babara held her ground, declaring, "I think what she did is fine — it's a personal choice, but don't make her a hero for protesting. She is working for the government."
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James Crugnale (2014-03-07). "Barbara Walters Rips Russia Today Anchor Who Quit: She's Not 'A Hero' (Video)". The Wrap. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
Barbara Walters has no sympathy for former Russia Today anchor Liz Wahl. The veteran ABC news correspondent took to "The View" Thursday to address the RT anchor's recent on-air resignation, in protest of the Russian government's pro-Putin propaganda on the network.
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