Canceling its international broadcast, Ukraine yields more ground to Russian propaganda internationally
Back on 1 October 2015, Ukraine launched the international TV channel UATV. It started broadcasting in Ukrainian, Russian,…
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Putin crony Medvedchuk gains hold of Ukrainian TV channel ZIK, causing uproar in media community
The current furore concerns the national TV channel ZIK, which used to belong to the wife and two…
Duma votes to require those preparing and distributing foreign news in Russia to have Moscow’s permission
The Duma on first reading has voted to approve amendments to the administrative code that would impose fines…
Oligarchic shadow of Ukraine’s 2019 elections
This article was first published at ukraineverstehen.de “Oligarchic rule” is the phrase which people often use to describe Ukraine.…
In Ukraine, oligarchs set the election agenda using their TV
Largely, the reason for this is that the largest Ukrainian media outlets are owned, and thus controlled, privately.…
Propaganda and disempowerment: media as a forum and as a tribune
The concept of the Forum is based on a horizontal exchange of ideas and views. In general, the media lends…
Sudden dismissal of Ukrainian Public Broadcaster Chief: political, or apolitical reasons?
The abrupt dismissal of the Ukrainian Public Broadcaster director Zurab Alasania has raised a media fury in Ukraine,…
What’s wrong with Ukraine banning two propaganda channels?
The Parliament of Ukraine has recently voted for a Resolution that proposes to shut down two national TV…
From “couch warriors” to state partners in an information war: an evolution of citizen journalism in post-Euromaidan Ukraine
Although not the first mass protest movement in Ukraine’s history, Euromaidan represented a sharp contrast with the previous…
The paid word: who owns Ukrainian media
While these oligarchs are the biggest media owners, they are not the only ones. A disturbing trend is…
Inside RT and Sputnik: What is it like to work for Kremlin’s propaganda media?
As awareness about the issue of disinformation grows globally, those working for RT and Sputnik find themselves under…
Are there “independent” media in Russia and why would Putin need them?
One of the Western diplomatic offices in Moscow invited Russian and foreign journalists for a meeting to discuss…
Belarusian state propaganda advocates mass repression
On 21 March 2017, the Belarusian authorities began a program of repression against civil society activists, which is…
Ukraine considers sanctions against officials behind media crackdown in occupied Crimea
Russia controls not only the territory of the Crimean peninsula it occupied in March 2014, but its media…
How do you maintain your media hygiene? Share your experience
We live in a world when floods of information hit our minds. A part of these floods is…
Meet Mykola Semena, the Crimean journalist prosecuted for disagreeing with Putin’s landgrab
Russia’s attack against those opposing the illegal annexation of Crimea is not surprising—after all, Moscow is experienced in…