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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tess McClure in Auckland

Radio New Zealand investigates Russia-friendly editing of Ukraine articles

An anti-Yanukovych protester holds a Ukrainian flag in Kyiv's Independence Square in February 2014
An anti-Yanukovych protester holds a Ukrainian flag in Kyiv's Independence Square in February 2014. Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

New Zealand’s national radio broadcaster is conducting an internal investigation after evidence emerged that an employee had edited wire reporting on the Ukraine war to add Russia-friendly phrasing.

The state-funded RNZ, or Radio New Zealand, published at least four articles attributed to the Reuters wire service that had been edited to add pro-Kremlin phrasing.

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