The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia
This episode of The Global Story follows Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Russia editor, as he reflects on his 25-year career in Moscow, the erosion of press freedom under Putin, and the personal and professional tightrope of reporting from a country increasingly hostile to Western journalism
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