Russian media operates by law of war, tapping into Great Patriotic War myth
The Great Patriotic War was chosen as a central foundational myth by the leadership of the USSR. It continues to serve this function in...
Mark Galeotti: The West Is Too Paranoid About Russia’s “Infowar”
Never mind the old missile gap, what about the meme gap? There is something of a panic in the West that it is "losing the information war" with Russia.
On one...
What happens when a curation site emphasizes fact-checking?
Upworthy defines itself as a curation site for “compelling, meaningful” content — and that content is typically shared widely, often going viral. When Upworthy...
Russians Turn to Official Media Not for Information but for Reassurance, Yakovenko Says
Many people explain Vladimir Putin’s high approval ratings by pointing to the effectiveness of state propaganda delivered by television; but this is “both true...
How Russian TV changed during Ukraine crisis
Ever since the start of the Ukraine crisis, Russian state TV has been engaged in what it calls an "information war". Most notably, this...
RussiaInsider Plus Three Top Kremlin Trolls
"This week I bring you @RussiaInsider and the top three #KremlinTrolls (@MarcelSardo, @mkj1951, and @Malinka1102), writes Andrew Aaron Weisburd on the website Kremlin trolls....
Russian Propaganda in American Media
The aspects of Russia’s hybrid warfare run wide. From trolls and bots online, to the propaganda-cum-media outlets of RT and Sputnik, to its myriad...
Selling Your Soul to Mr. Putin
The Kremlin’s propaganda machine has been disrupting public discourse in the European Union not only through media outlets like RT and Sputnik, but also by luring European...
Information War: Russians ‘want to believe’ Kremlin disinformation
Spiegel Online Moscow correspondent Benjamin Bidder reflects on the journalistic challenges presented by infowar raging over Ukraine.
Over the past eighteen months, German journalist Benjamin...
Russian propaganda wins EU hearts and minds
Kremlin media are shaping the views of a sizeable pro-Russia constituency in the EU, experts and officials warn.
The numbers show, according to US pollster...