The African story is not just about conflict, corruption, poverty, poor leadership, bad politics and disease. Its coverage should be more nuanced.
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Russia’s media often paint the west as hypocritical or imperialistic and Moscow as a defender of sovereignty. Chinese media emphasise Beijing’s role as a partner in Africa’s development.
The two sides have used media very differently during the conflict: Zelensky has inspired support, Putin has stifled dissent.
Russian government media are frequently criticized as being blatant propaganda. How do US government media measure up?
The reasons for the prominence of the Ukraine war in the West are many – and include the Ukrainian government’s strategic efforts to tailor presentations of the conflict for Western sensibilities.
The Russian Embassy in Canada is active in spreading disinformation and promoting the Russian perspective on the events taking place in Ukraine.
The transmission of truth about the war against Ukraine is a criminal offense in Russia. Without access to the complete information about the war, Russian population continues to support it.
Even as it wages a propaganda and disinformation campaign in Ukraine, Russia is fighting to retain control of the story within Russia.
RT unfailingly follows the Kremlin’s line on politics but banning it in the UK might be counter-productive.
Russia’s state broadcaster works hand-in-hand with the Kremlin to push the party line.
State-controlled Russian media have depicted the US Capitol insurrection as the collapse of the US political system and democracy itself.
Humans have been living on the International Space Station for two full decades. So what comes next for this ailing technology, and what does it mean for future International ventures in space?
New research shows that journalists tend to only resist government interference when they fear it will seriously damage their career prospects’.
Putin’s rule has defined what political power means in post-Soviet Russia, with important consequences for the rest of the world.
Both climate activist Greta Thunberg and former U.S. president Barack Obama made their presences known during the Canadian election. Was it interference?
The pro-Kremlin Russian political and media establishment have grown increasingly skilled at spinning stories to highlight US political weaknesses.
Russian media outlets are holding up the Mueller report as another example of American dysfunction, with President Trump a symptom of larger problems rather than the man who might solve them.
Russia’s efforts to sow discord, discontent and chaos extend far beyond the US, including into leading media outlets in the Arab world.
The reaction of much Russian media to the Russian spy attack highlights the paucity of different viewpoints available in Russian.
As tensions between the US and Russia escalate, both sides are developing technological capabilities, including artificial intelligence that could be used in conflict.
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