al jazeera america. i am morgan radford. "listening post" is coming up next. for news throughout the day, always go to al jazeera amerial aljazeera.com. i am richard ginzberg. if you want to pick a side in the ukraine story, pick a channel. there is something for everyone. protesters in thailand want just one side of that story told. so they have given journalists marching orders. we will drill down into the coverage of the economic story in greece where the media are a battleground. and, the joy of selling out. ♪ i need the money ♪ >> that's our web video of the week. >> with troops occupying the region president vladimir putin saw him greeted as a hero. the date, the anniversary of the end of world war ii was significant because back home, on russian television screens, putin's policy in ukraine is depicted as a valiant stand on behalf of russian speakers there against the same kind of fascism russia fought in the second world war. in fact, 300 of the kremlin's favorite journalists have medals to show for their work on the ukraine story. >> kind of coverage has been dismissed as propaganda in the west. but you don't have to go all