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This morning, the nobel peace prize was awarded to journalist maria vesa and dmitry for their efforts to protect freedom of expression in the intended to underscore the importance of protecting and defending these fundamental rights. joining me now from moscow is nbc news matt bodder. there's a war on the free press in russia, among other places. what will this selection mean there in russia? >> jose, thank you. well, i think it's definitely a gesture that's very much appreciated by basically what's left of the independent russian journalism community right now. as you mentioned, there is a wa...

Oldest and most established independent outlets in russia. they've seen some of the harshest physical attacks against them. they probably have lost more reporters over the past 20 years than anyone else. and this is something that murtov spoke to today. he's thanking the committee for the award, dedicating the award to his fallen colleagues and the time is quite interesting. yesterday was the 15th anniversary of the murder of one of their all-time legends. 15 years since they was murdered. shot in her elevator in her apartment building four times. no one was ever prosecuted for that. the statu...