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Russian TV warned over 'end of world' hype
Tuesday December 04, 2012 09:06:23 AM,
RIA Novosti
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Moscow: A
group of Russian politicians have urged national TV networks to
show restraint in broadcasting material suggesting the end of the
world is nigh, a parliamentary official said.
According to an ancient Mayan calendar, Dec 21, 2012 marks the end
of a 5,125-year long cycle. Lurid articles have already started
appearing in Russia's tabloid press speculating on the date's
significance.
"We discussed this and sent an official letter to executives at
Russia's leading TV networks," said Mikhail Degtyarev, who
represents the LDPR party in Russia's lower house of parliament (Duma)
and is deputy chair of the Duma Science Committee.
"In our compatriots' interests, we ask you to pay attention to the
dissemination of pseudo-scientific information about the end of
the world in your media," the letter said.
The letter warned TV stations that excessive media hype about the
"end of the world" could have negative effects on some people's
mental and emotional state, and also stressed that thousands of
conmen, pseudo-wizards, self-styled "visionaries" and "snake-oil
salesmen" are exploiting it to prey on the gullible.
It called for the media to run special announcements stating that
talk of any upcoming apocalypse is clearly unscientific.
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