
Propaganda and Disempowerment
Mass media are grouped along two major concepts: Media as a Forum or media as a Tribune. This is, of course, a theoretical model to describe two ideal types of relations between the media and its audience. The Forum is a peer-to-peer exchange of ideas; the Tribune – a top-down system to disseminate instructions.
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Outside the Kremlin Comfort Zone
The Russian TV channel NTV could lose its UK license after criticism by the British broadcasting watchdog, Ofcom.
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Figure of the Week: 10 Million
Pro-Kremlin media promote a grossly inflated figure, implying that Ukraine had lost almost a quarter of its population in just 5 years.
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Eyewitness or Actor? To Gazprom TV, It’s All the Same
David vs. Goliath: Find out how independent journalists exposed disinformation on Russian TV.
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An Unfounded Foundation
The Strategic Culture Foundation has all the features of a modern, state-of-the-art think-tank. An all-English site; tightly laid-out with a wide choice of articles on current affairs, focusing on World Politics and Security Issues.
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Is 1,500 Kilometres Close or Far?
Russian media said that “NATO detonated toxic torpedoes close to the territorial waters of Russia.” But the distance was 1,500 kilometres.
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Figure of the Week: 2020
The United States’ Intelligence chief has warned that Russia is likely to target the 2020 presidential elections with new, enhanced tactics.
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The Weekly Meetings
Who is the man on the left? This Kremlin official has held total control over Russian TV for almost 20 years. Only now Russian journalists reveal the full story.
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Why Authoritarians Love the Concept of the Big Conspiracy
The Big Conspiracy works great both in fiction and in propaganda. Pro-Kremlin media readily publish various types of conspiracy theories, forwarding an idea of powerful rulers behind the scenes.
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How to Get a 146% Election Result
A whistleblower tells about the daily work of the Kremlin-controlled media – and offers new knowledge about one particular Kremlin propaganda classic.
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