The company that manages the Russian news outlet R.T. (Russia Today) announced this week that it had received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice requiring it to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).  The Russian news outlet Sputnik International may be next. FARA was passed in 1938 to require entities or individuals who represent foreign governments to disclose their relationships, activities, and finances.  Registration would not stop R.T. from broadcasting in the U.S. or censor its programs – it is a paperwork requirement – but it would formally label R.T. an arm of the Russian government rather than an independent media source.  This, in essence, would tell Americans that news from R.T. should be considered suspect. As a practical matter, all news – particularly from government-sponsored sources – should be considered skeptically.  That includes the British-owned BBC and U.S....(Read Full Article)