In Nizhnevartovsk, a journalist was fired after an interview about a song about “Uncle Vova” in a kindergarten

In Nizhnevartovsk, Alexandra Terikova was fired from the N1 TV channel. She told Dozhd and Radio Liberty that at a matinee in kindergarten No. 68, where her daughter goes, the teachers let the children sing the song "Uncle Vova, we are with you." about it . writes Rain

According to Terikova, two hours after the interview, the owner of the channel, Rinat Karimov, called her and demanded to leave. The next day, the editor called her and told her to write a letter of resignation of her own free will.

Znak.com writes that another journalist Konstantin Shcherbina was forced to leave the TV channel. He also covered this topic.

An unnamed interlocutor of Znak.com believes that Karimov was forced to fire the journalist. “I don't think it's his decision. Perhaps he himself received a scolding from the administration or even from the district. Since some publications paid by the district have already removed the news about the dismissal of the journalist, ”says a person familiar with the situation, according to the publication.