Journalism
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Stop Fake: “Behind Russian aid to Italy there are German Neonazis”
The delivery of Russian aid to Italy was coordinated with the help of German “neonazis”, the Italian version of Stop Fake, the famous web operation whose statutory mission is to unmask fake news, has claimed. Russia sent several planes with medical equipment and doctors to Italy on Sunday, in an effort to help the country… Continue reading
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“The socialism doesn’t work narrative is wildly distorted and simplistic”
Interview with Alan MacLeod on Venezuela Dr Alan MacLeod is a member of the Glasgow University Media Group. His is the author of “Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting”, published by Routledge in 2018. You can find the book here (Amazon US) and here (Amazon UK). East & West: You… Continue reading
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The top 10 fake news of 2018 by mainstream media
We live in an age of fear. An age where some immensely powerful institutions relentless try to make political use of fear, because, when people are scared, they lose their ability to think. No, we are not talking about Donald Trump or the ghost of a return of fascist populism. We are talking once again,… Continue reading
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Сумашедшие феминистки от Путина
English version here Можно условно сказать, что эта была одна из (коротковременных, как все в эпохе интернета) сенсаций года. В сентябре стало вирусным видео, в котором молодая женщина, которая бросает отбеливатель над мужчинами в петербургском метрополитене за то, что они сидят c раздвинутыми ногами. «Мэнспрединг» – так называется акт, в котором мужчины в общественном транспорте… Continue reading
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Is the EU vs Disinformation website just another propaganda tool?
Русская версия тут In September a video in which a lady is seen to throw bleach over men in the Saint Petersburg underground for what has been dubbed “Manspreading” went viral. “Manspreading” is the act in which men on public transport sit with their legs wide apart, not only taking up an uneccesarry amount of… Continue reading
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10 reasons why you should not be a journalist
Why give people reasons not to do something? Well, one of the basic skills of journalism is supposed to be adherence to factfulness or realism. When young people choose a profession these days, they generally do not do it out of mere calculation, weighting in rationally all the pro and contra arguments: they are almost… Continue reading
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Comment is free – but what is free is often cheap too
The press conference after the Trump – Putin summit in Helsinki, as we know now, was not in general received very well but the US media, an point of view that was promptly adopted by their European counterparts. Many looked at the conference as if waiting for a revelationary moment, with the whole world, as… Continue reading
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Geopolitics and media bias
Is there bias in Western media? Some would argue, of course, bias is inevitable. Some would argue, no, media in the West is by definition free of external influence, high-professionalized and objective, anybody who is stating the opposite is falling for conspiracy theories or Russian propaganda. A recent paper, conducted by the Peace Research Institute… Continue reading
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“In Hollywood films, Russians are villains, gangsters, mafia bosses, corrupt oligarchs or prostitutes”, interview on Russophobia with Dominic Basulto
East & West: You have written a book called “Russophobia” on how Western media uses Russia to create the picture of an enemy (you can find the book here). How do you explain this phenomenon in a few sentences? Because these people, journalists and other media experts, generally are not exactly the picture of modesty… Continue reading
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Как писать про Россию
English version: How to Write About Russia Практичные советы для молодых писателей и журналистов: как стать мастером в популярном литературном жанре «Статьи о России» В Европе и США принято говорить и думать, что быть журналистом в России – невероятно адская работа. Вам повезло, если вы остаетесь в живых… Вероятно, Россия действительно является одним из самых… Continue reading
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Is Italian media pro-Russian?
The recent statements by former US Vice President Joe Biden on the alleged Russian influence in Italian constitutional referendum of December 2016 have made the issue of Russian propaganda in Italy once again relevant. The elections will take place in a month and the polls for the moment see the center right solidly in the… Continue reading
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I media italiani sono pro russi?
Le recenti affermazioni dell’ex vice Presidente americano Joe Biden sulla presunta influenza russa nel referendum sulla riforma costituzionale del dicembre 2016 hanno reso di nuovo attuale il tema della propaganda russa in Italia. Le elezioni che avranno luogo tra un mese ed i sondaggi che per il momento vedono il centro destra solidamente in testa,… Continue reading
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Our top 10 articles of 2017
2017 was a very formative year for “East & West”, rich in ideas and cooperations with new authors. We have gathered here the 10 best and most relevant articles that appeared on our page in 2017. The order is chronological. The battle of the trolls (and no, they are not Russian), February 16 The West… Continue reading
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The top 10 mainstream media fake news of 2017
What is fake news? Everybody has become familiar with the phrase since last year US election. In the aftermath of one of the most unlikely defeats in the history Continue reading
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Book review: “Collusion: How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win The White House”
Luke Harding’s latest book “Collusion: how Russia helped Trump win the White House” purports to be the definitive account of Russiagate Continue reading
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Do we live in a mediacracy?
Power as generally understood is divided in the legislative, executive and judiciary branches. And then there is the press, which has been labeled the Fourth Estate Continue reading
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The battle of the trolls (and no, they are not Russian)
I have lost count of how many times I have found articles in the media (it can easily be more than a hundred) saying that the internet is supposedly infested by hordes of Russian professional trolls Continue reading
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10 books to understand the world today
Everyone likes to be informed and up-to-date. In the age of the incessant news feed, people feel cut off from the world if they don’t consume news Continue reading
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“You are fired!” – Trump wins
Now I would expect somebody to show some intellectual integrity and draw a lesson from this. “Experts” said Trump did not stand of chance of winning the Republican nomination, “experts” said that the Republican party was finished, because of demographics and America becoming a much more diverse country, “experts” said Hillary won every single one… Continue reading
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How to write about Russia
Some say being a journalist in Russia is an infernal job. You are lucky if you escape alive. Indeed, Russia may well be one of the most difficult places on earth Continue reading
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