Ukraine’s plight and the media

LAAS LEIVAT

International news coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown a predictably huge contrast in content and viewpoint. Press freedom or government control have been the determining factors in this wide difference in not only opinion but also facts.

We all know the chokehold with which the Kremlin strangles the media in Russia. “War” in reference to the war in Ukraine can only be used in a context such as: “The West started an economic war against Russia.” Or, “Facebook started an informational war without rules to Russia.”

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