Vitalii Dribnytsia engages with Russians online to correct Kremlin propaganda about Ukraine. Over time, he has come to realize his more important audience is Ukrainians themselves.
Tag: Propaganda
Humiliation as Propaganda: Videos of Shackled Detainees Have History in El Salvador
A video showing rough treatment of deportees over the weekend was an extraordinary depiction by U.S. standards, but not by El Salvador’s.
America the Evil Mastermind? Not So Fast, Russians Are Told.
As President Trump begins to side with Russia, the Kremlin propaganda machine has changed its tune.
Chinese Company to Single Workers: Get Married or Get Out
As China’s government worries about the falling birthrate, some private employers have ordered workers to do their part, or else.
Chastened by Past Wars, Kremlin Tries to Elevate Its Veterans
Russians who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan came home to silence and stigma. There’s a very public push to make things different this time.
ISIS Says It Inspired New Orleans Attack, but Doesn’t Claim Responsibility
The attacker who killed 14 pedestrians on Bourbon Street was “influenced by the discourse and messaging of the Islamic State,” the terrorist group said in a bulletin dated Thursday.
Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria
The Russian president, in a marathon annual news conference, said that he had not yet met with Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader who fled to Moscow, but that he planned to.
Trump Says There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ Unless Hostages in Gaza Are Released
President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January.
A North Korean Voice That Kim Jong-un Would Like to Silence
Kim Seongmin, who fled to South Korea in the 1990s, broadcasts to his homeland twice a day, delivering the kind of information Pyongyang is trying hard to suppress.
Moscow Expels 2 German Journalists Over Allegations of Closing Russian TV Bureau
The German government denied it had taken action against Russia’s Channel One office in Berlin but said two Russian journalists no longer had residency permits.