Foreign Media to Register As Foreign Agents

RT registered as a foreign agent

Question: Recently, which country’s President signed a new law related to the listing of Foreign Media as a Foreign Agent?
(a) America
(b) Russia
(c) France
(d) North Korea
Answer: (b) 
Related Facts: 

  • On November 15th, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new law.
  • The Foreign Agents Registration Act allows the government to list any foreign media institution operating in the country as a foreign agent.
  • In response to an order dated Kremlin-supported broadcaster ‘Russia Today’ as a foreign agent in the US, the Russian Parliament approved this bill.
  • This new law of Russia will affect foreign-registered media that are funded outside of Russia.
  • Such media institutions are now subject to additional requirements and their activities can be suspended if there is violation in compliance.
  • If they get registered, they must have to display themselves as a foreign agent in their broadcast and websites.

Reference:     
https://www.npr.org/2017/11/15/564272323/russia-to-require-foreign-media-to-register-as-foreign-agents
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41991683
http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/15/media/russia-foreign-media/index.html