Dunja Mijatović: Why quality public service media has not caught on in transition societies
Since the 1920s, generations of western Europeans got used to the monopoly of public radio and later public television. These broadcasters developed strategies to...
Out From the Underground: Russia’s New Propagandists
The new propagandists who dominated the Russian media were formed by the experience of the trauma of the 1990s and the loss of the...
Recommendation for the Czech Strategy against Systematic Disinformation Campaigns of Foreign Powers
European Values Think-Tank’s Jakub Janda, Head of the Kremlin Watch Programme, put together a cohesive recommendation for the Czech Strategy against Systematic Disinformation Campaigns...
Lies, Damn Lies and Translation: Mucking With Quotes in Russian
Normal people have normal hobbies. They garden. They hike through the woods. They collect stamps. I am not a normal person. My favorite pastime is scouring...
“Beware, Propaganda!”: Russia’s Independent Media Take On State TV
Russia's NTV state television channel is facing an unexpected backlash over a bit of its trademark anti-Western rhetoric.
After NTV accused a regional newspaper of...
Why Ukraine banned 17 Russian journalists
On 27 May 2016 Petro Poroshenko signed a decree banning 17 Russian journalists from entering Ukraine till the end of 2017, accusing them of...
Exposing Russia’s False NATO Narrative
A staple of Russian, pro-Russian, and so-called realist narratives is that NATO not only reneged on its promises to not enlarge after German reunification,...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. May 30, 2016
Weekly update on Kremlin disinformation efforts in Europe
The Czech Ministry of the Interior will establish a specialized Centre for Terrorism and Hybrid Threats. According...
Kazakhstan: Mud-Slinging at Protesters Highlights Apparent Media Double Standards
Aimira Shaunkentayeva reads her news bulletins with a stony and ferocious demeanor. But on the turn of a dime, her voice softens as she...
WWII: A new ‘religion’ for Russia
Each year, Russia’s WWII victory celebrations become more grandiose and spectacular. In recent years, the cult of the Great Victory has become a quasi-religion...