Bill Cole (television journalist and producer)

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Bill Cole (1922-2006), was an American television journalist and producer, known for his work in assisting Soviet Russian dissidents. [1]

Career

In 1968 Bill Cole moved with his family to Moscow to work as a foreign correspondent for CBS News. [2] During his time there, he conducted secret interviews with Vladimir Bukovsky, Andrei Amalrik, and Pyotr Yakir, which were then smuggled out of the country and aired in 1970 in a CBS News special report, "Voices from the Soviet Underground." [3] [2] [4]

In 1970, Cole was asked to leave the Soviet Union with no reason given. [5] [1]

In 1973, Cole was featured in the Soviet propaganda film denouncing Western journalists titled "Pautina." [2] [6]

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References

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  3. "News in Brief, August 1970 (15.10)". A Chronicle of Current Events. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. VLADIMIR BUKOVSKY 1970 CLANDESTINE INTERVIEW ON PSYCHIATRIC PRISONS , retrieved 2022-03-17
  5. "Moscow / Reporter Expelled | Vanderbilt Television News Archive". tvnews.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. Пропагандистский фильм "Паутина" (1973) , retrieved 2022-03-17