Western media coverage of every Russian election is bad. But this time it was even worse than usual. Instead of lashing out at the incompetence on display, it’s more constructive to explore why rational discussions about the country continue to appear impossible. Not to mention the dire consequences of the ongoing self-delusion. Reason …
Read More »Blogger claims she is being probed in Germany over Donbass coverage
A blogger, with tens of thousands of subscribers, has said she is being probed in Germany over her coverage of the Ukraine conflict. German media confirmed the activist is the subject of an investigation by a local prosecutor’s office. In an interview aired on Friday on Russia’s Channel One, Alina …
Read More »Joe Rogan calls out U-turn on Ukraine coverage
Maverick podcaster Joe Rogan has called out journalists in the US who are treating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a war hero since the Russian attack on the country. Previously, Ukraine was perceived in the West as a corrupt hellhole and its leader as a would-be authoritarian, so the U-turn …
Read More »I’ve spent months analyzing the BBC’s coverage of China. The results are revealing
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) describes itself as “the most trusted broadcaster in the world.” That’s quite a confident assertion to make about oneself. At first glance, such a label may seem appropriate to some. The BBC is, at least objectively speaking, a pioneering institution that shaped the world of …
Read More »Rittenhouse judge: Media coverage of trial ‘irresponsible’ and ‘frightening’
“When I talked about problems with the media when this trial started . . . , we’re there, in part – not fully, but in part – because of grossly irresponsible handling of what comes out of this trial,” Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told lawyers in the …
Read More »‘If I lose the other one, it’s a different story’: MMA fighter amazed by media coverage after his testicle is removed
Luckless Christian Lohsen confessed his ordeal had been “rough” when he posted a photo on Saturday from a hospital bed, where he needed drastic treatment on the agonizing injury. The 26-year-old’s wife, Meg, admitted she had not “fully comprehended what it would be like to marry a professional athlete” in the …
Read More »‘We also have feelings’: Khabib suggests anti-Dagestani stance in coverage of Moscow Metro attack, explains Conor McGregor joke
Roman Kovalev was awarded a medal for bravery after stepping in to defend a woman when she was reportedly being harassed by a group of three men on the Moscow underground. Kovalev was left with severe facial injuries after being brutally beaten by a trio from Dagestan, in scenes were …
Read More »RT’s special coverage as Russian movie crew returns to Earth after first-ever space shoot
Actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko spent 12 days in space, where they filmed footage for an upcoming drama titled ‘The Challenge’. Peresild stars in it as a cardiac surgeon who is recruited to go to the International Space Station to perform an emergency procedure on an ailing cosmonaut. …
Read More »Space, camera, action! Don’t miss RT’s coverage as Russian crew behind first ever feature film in space begin return to Earth
On October 17, veteran cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky will be returning from the International Space Station (ISS), bringing with him film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild. The two blasted into orbit on Tuesday last week and became the first people to take footage for a feature-length film in actual …
Read More »Post-Trump ‘RATINGS DIP’ blamed for advent of ‘irresponsible’ Covid-19 news coverage that the White House wants to shut down
As the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines on mask-wearing and reports of numerous “breakthrough” cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant made headlines in American media, one unnamed Biden administration official called the media’s coverage “hyperbolic and, frankly, irresponsible in a way that hardens vaccine hesitancy.” Speaking …
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