Editor-in-Chief Fired for Ignoring Putin Disguised as Crane

Masha Gessen, the former chief editor of Russia's oldest magazine, was fired for snubbing an event attended by President Vladimir Putin. The Vokrug Sveta (Around the World) travel monthly terminated its contract with Gessen seven months after she got the job because, she said, she refused to send a reporter to cover an expedition where Putin would release some Siberian cranes. Gessen said in the interview that she did want to write about Siberian cranes — but without Putin. Disguised as a crane and steering a glider, President Vladimir Putin is going to guide a joint of highly endangered birds to their winter habitation. To be recognized by the young birds as the leader of their joint, Putin will have to wear a beak, a white robe and a helmet.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/mobile/article/gessen-fired-over-putin-snub-she-claims/467592.html
http://themoscownews.com/russia/20120905/190184818.html
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2015935

UPDATE:
Putin successfully guides migrating cranes
http://youtu.be/kq1DEu5-aWo (video)
Putin Invites Gessen to Kremlin to Help Her Get Her Job Back
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/putin-invited-gessen-to-kremlin-to-help-her-get-her-job-back/468117.html