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Ukrainian outlets innovate amid blackouts and bombings, deploy weapons of ‘information war’ against Russian disinformation Originally published on My New Biz, May 23, 2024 The Kyiv Independent was launched in 2021 when a group of journalists at the Kyiv Post were fired for protesting editorial interference by the new owner. Three years later, The Independent […]
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Like covid-19 campaigns, effective countermeasures build on trusted relationships A study of Russian disinformation campaigns in Central and Eastern Europe reveals some scary data. But it also suggests some effective countermeasures and the role journalists can play in the battle for hearts and minds. The study, Disinformation Resilience in Central and Eastern Europe, reminds us […]
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Many of the right-wing or nationalist leaders of Eastern and Central Europe have been winning votes by attacking the political correctness of the European Union and its allies. And they have chosen as their whipping boy George Soros, the billionaire and philanthropist whose Open Society Foundations have been funding programs that promote Western democratic values […]
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