After the July 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 , RT rushed to blame others for the plane 's shoot-down in Ukraine amid accusations by Ukrainian fighters of Russian involvement in the crash . Speaking of RT 's coverage , Sarah Oates , professor of journalism at the University of Maryland said " But if you ’re going to engage in propaganda , you have to do it well . They have completely embarrassed themselves . " Sara Firth , a London-based correspondent with RT resigned in protest over the network 's coverage of the MH17 disaster . Shortly before resigning , she tweeted , " RT style guide Rule 1 : It is ALWAYS The following November , RT was again found in breach of Ofcom 's impartiality rules . This time in relation to its coverage of the Ukraine crisis , specifically events leading up to the annexation by Russia of Crimea . For repeated breaches of its '' due impartially '' rules , Ofcom put RT management " on notice that any future breaches of the due impartiality rules may result in further regulatory action , including consideration of a statutory sanction "
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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