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The US journalist who became Putin's political prisoner

Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist jailed in Russia, is the subject of a Sky News interview on The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim; a press freedom story.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 12:39 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Daniel Novakovič · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from BBN Overnight at 12:39 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Sky News's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Daniel Novakovič · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Evan Gershkovich — Photo: Daniel Novakovič · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Sky News: “The US journalist who became Putin's political prisoner | with Evan Gershkovich”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:39 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Putin, US.
BBN covered this story before: Moscow Flights Still Disrupted; Fresh Look at China's Island Play (October 9).

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Sky NewsThe US journalist who became Putin's political prisoner | with Evan Gershkovich

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSky News is featuring the story of Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist who was jailed in Russia and became what the program calls Putin's political prisoner.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA podcast about a prisoner.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's an interview on The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim, and the story itself is a press freedom matter.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this touch my life, or just my queue?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIf you rely on reporters working abroad, yes.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA journalist being held for his work affects who can tell you what happens in places like that.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo what's the resolution here? Will there be follow-up coverage?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe data doesn't say, so nobody knows yet. I've learned not to promise a sequel to anything that began in a Russian courtroom.

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