The author of anti-Western cartoons spoke about the constructions from the Rossiya Segodnya MIA for “poor quality of work.”
Cartoonist Vitaly Podvitsky reported that the international news agency (MIA) Rossiya Segodnya is widely distributed with limited cooperation. In Podvitsky’s telegram channel storythat he is “excluded from all projects” of RIA Novosti, Sputnik, Ukraina.ru, Zvezda TV channel, etc.
As follows from the reports, the artist called the basis for the sculpture “poor quality of work and sluggish reader interest.” In turn, Podvitsky hinted that a significant deviation from cooperation was “a change of manifestation towards manifestation, a careful attitude towards the Western reader, fatigue from the impact in the field of information technology.”
“The history of Russian operational political caricature of the 21st century was cut short in the midst of the information war,” the artist said in a statement.
Over the past eight years, Podvitsky said, he has published more than nine thousand “anti-Western cartoons” in the state media.
How told cartoonist for Gazeta.Ru, an official agreement to break off labor relations with other countries. “It was just that they told me through a stranger that everything was … And“ thanks for understanding. They said that from November 1 they were breaking the presence of RIA, ”Podvitsky explained.
“Now, by a strange coincidence, I am a Chinese artist. Because the Global Times is now the only major media outlet dealing with anti-American cartoons. Thank you for not being an agent!” the artist recalls.
Head of the Safe Internet League Ekaterina Mizulina in her own telegram channel supported the artist said that the organization met with him for cooperation. “Our new portal, all online safety reminders for parents and children, is adorned with illustrations. The artist very accurately conveys ideas with the help of images. We have many more plans to work together,” she wrote.
The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “Russia Today” refused to comment on Podvitsky’s statements to RTVI, offering to send an official request.