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The media landscape has been significantly influenced by ongoing conflicts and political developments in Ukraine. Reports such as the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) denying investigations into the Flamingo missile highlight the scrutiny faced by Ukrainian production capabilities. Additionally, global media spotlight events like the destructive Russian attack on Kyiv, which resulted in tragic casualties, including children. This coverage shapes international perceptions and influences diplomatic responses. Concurrently, media freedom inside Ukraine faces challenges, with legislative proposals impacting the operational environment for journalists. Worldwide, media entities like the New York Post urge political figures such as former President Trump to bolster Ukraine's defenses. This dynamic reflects the media's crucial role in narrating Ukraine's resilience, influencing policy, and shaping public opinion globally.

How has the international media covered the situation in Ukraine?

The international media has extensively covered the situation in Ukraine, focusing on military conflicts, political developments, and humanitarian issues. Reports highlight Russian aggression, with notable global outlets featuring front-page stories, bringing significant attention and influencing international discourse. Coverage extends to diplomatic efforts and appeals for military aid, demonstrating the media's role in shaping global perceptions and policy responses.

What impact has the conflict had on Ukrainian media operations?

The conflict has posed significant challenges to Ukrainian media operations, including physical attacks on media outlets, legislative changes affecting press freedoms, and increased political pressure on journalists. Despite these difficulties, Ukrainian media continues to operate, providing critical coverage and maintaining its role as a watchdog in a complex and evolving landscape.

How are global media outlets addressing Russian propaganda?

Global media outlets and international entities are actively countering Russian propaganda by imposing sanctions on specific media channels and debunking misinformation. Organizations like the EU adopt measures to limit the broadcast of state-controlled Russian outlets, ensuring a more balanced narrative in covering the conflict and supporting journalistic integrity.

What role does new media play in the coverage of Ukrainian events?

New media, including social networks and independent online platforms, play a crucial role in covering events in Ukraine. They offer real-time updates, diverse perspectives, and allow for greater public engagement than traditional media. This shift helps reach a wider audience and presents varied viewpoints, crucial for comprehensive coverage of complex situations like those in Ukraine.

How does political influence affect media freedom in Ukraine?

Political influence in Ukraine has affected media freedom through regulatory proposals that may impose penalties for negative feedback and restrict journalistic activities. These measures can suppress press freedom and hinder critical reporting. However, active engagement from the international community and media support networks continues to monitor and advocate for maintaining journalistic rights and independence.

How has the Western media portrayed the response of the United States to the Ukraine conflict?

Western media has portrayed the United States' response to the Ukraine conflict as supportive, with coverage highlighting military aid discussions and diplomatic engagements. This support is crucial for Ukraine's defense capabilities and international solidarity. However, media critically examines the extent and speed of aid, influencing public and political discourse on the U.S.'s role in the conflict.

How does public opinion in Ukraine regarding media coverage change over time?

Public opinion in Ukraine regarding media coverage evolves as residents increasingly seek news in their national language, driven by a resurgence of national identity amid conflict. Interest in diverse, unbiased reporting has grown, reflecting an engaged populace demanding transparency and accountability, crucial for informed civic participation and societal resilience.

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Activists block NewsOne TV channel over MP Muraiev Activists block NewsOne TV channel over MP Muraiev's statements on Revolution of Dignity. VIDEO+PHOTOS The entrance to the Kyiv-based NewsOne TV channel was blocked by sandbags and barbed wire brought by unidentified masked individuals in military uniforms who made a stand against the channel’s editorial policy. 29 485 696 Kyiv News

газета "Poroshenko banned Russian language in schools", - Russian media react to new Ukraine Education Act Russian propagandists are certain that in Ukraine, Russian language is being attacked. 137 722 443 Previously in trend: Education Act

взятка гужва Chief Editor of Strana.ua Huzhva detained for bribe extortion, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko announced that Chief Editor of Strana.ua online news outlet Ihor Huzhva was detained last night. 89 271 358 Incidents

трамп Trump urged Lavrov and Klimkin to "make peace" U.S. President Donald Trump posted photos of his separate meetings with the top diplomats of Ukraine and Russia. 132 424 387 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine President Trump

порошенко Poroshenko announces press conference on Sunday A press conference will be held at the Presidential Administration on the occasion of Europe Day and granting Ukraine the visa-free regime with the European Union. 19 866 289 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

граница Two more Russian journalists denied entry to Ukraine, - Border Guard Service Ukraine's border officers have issued a 3-year entry ban against two more Russian journalists. 29 307 102 Ukrainian Politics

Macron's camp bans Russian propaganda media from its events, - Reuters Kremlin says it is not taking sides in the election and calls conduct of Macron's side "outrageous." 12 309 19 World

ахметов обстрел слідство.інфо Slidstvo.Info journalists came under fire while filming Akhmetov's new manor near Kyiv. VIDEO Unidentified gunmen fired upon Slidstvo.Info anti-corruption project camera crew members as they were filming the new estate belonging to businessman Rinat Akhmetov. 140 677 189 Incidents

беларусь минск задержания InformNapalm reporter disappears after Freedom Day arrests in Belarus. VIDEO On March 27, trials of journalists detained during Freedom Day are to take place in Minsk, Vitebsk and Polotsk. A Minsk court had to try InformNapalm journalist Dzianis Ivashyn whose whereabouts remains unknown so far. 11 066 17 World

Stockholm teens say Russian journalists attempted to bribe them for "action" on camera Teens in Rinkeby area of Stockholm told Danish radio they were offered money by a Russian TV crew in exchange for 'action' on camera. 36 224 74 World

трамп New Der Spiegel cover mocks Trump's connections with Putin. PHOTO Der Spiegel, one of Germany's top political magazines, resumed its criticism of president Donald Trump with its latest cover, released on March 3. 50 828 88 World

Newly appointed State Fiscal Service Acting Head Prodan was under investigation for protecting ‘walnut mafia’, – Skhemy project Myroslav Prodan, who was appointed acting head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine on March 3, was under investigation in three criminal cases filed into the so-called "walnut mafia". 23 217 75 Incidents

NATO accused Russia of escalating disinformation campaign NATO accused Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin's 2014 seizure of Ukraine's Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories. 13 854 70 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"We must counter Putin’s Pravda with a faster truth," - UK Defense Secretary Fallon calls to oppose Kremlin's propaganda NATO and the West should do more to tackle the false reality promoted through Soviet-style misinformation. 7 745 27 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

суд Pro-Russian propagandist Sharii sues lawyer Feygin and Censor.NET over breach of dignity. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Pro-Russian propagandist Anatolii Sharii has sued lawyer Mark Feigin, Сensor.NET chief editor Yurii Butusov and a number of media outlets that published Feygin's words Sharii sees as degrading his honor and dignity. 72 063 232 Ukrainian Politics

инфографика танки Pro-Kremlin propaganda circulates fake about "thousands" of NATO tanks in Europe, - Euvsdisinfo. INFOGRAPHICS This past week, the pro-Kremlin propaganda actively spread disinformation claiming that the United States had allegedly deployed "thousands" of tanks in Europe to prepare for a NATO offensive against Russia. 32 396 89 World

байден US Vice President Biden set to visit Ukraine, - Ukrainski Novyny U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is going to visit Ukraine on Jan. 15, 2017. 19 089 117 Ukrainian Politics

бюджет госбюджет State Budget 2017 bill published in Holos Ukrainy governmental newspaper The official newspaper of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Holos Ukrainy, has published the law "On state budget" for 2017. 60 163 40 Previously in trend: Budget 2017

Russians no longer deny doping charges, - The New York Times Over several days of interviews with The New York Times, Russian officials said they no longer disputed a damning set of facts that detailed a doping program with few, if any, historical precedents. 21 662 71 Sport

Putin personally involved in US election interference, - NBC U.S. intelligence officials now believe with "a high level of confidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. 56 686 117 World

MEPs support resolution against propaganda pressure from Russia Propaganda pressure on the EU from Russia and Islamist terrorist groups is growing, MEPs warn in a resolution voted on Wednesday. It seeks to distort the truth, incite fear, provoke doubt and divide the EU. 5 889 13 World

тимошенко “Authorities infiltrated people into rallies outside NBU and Rada to tell media they were hired,” - Tymoshenko on protests in Kyiv Leader of Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction Yulia Tymoshenko says the authorities brought hired protestors to join rallies outside the National Bank and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nov. 15. 113 180 907 Incidents

сми трамп "Trumpocalypse," "White House of horrors," "loose cannon," - world media on Trump's victory. PHOTOS World media have expressed a mixture of shock and dismay over Donald Trump's presidential triumph. 65 830 192 Previously in trend: President Trump

Bank accounts of Kremlin's mouthpiece RT frozen in UK, - Bloomberg NatWest, part of the state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, has terminated the banking facilities of Russia's propagandist TV station RT (Russia Today), including due to sanctions. 6 198 17 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

It's time Britain ceased pussyfooting around with RT, - The Times The British government should stop being too soft towards one of Russia's best propaganda stations known as RT. 11 638 25 World

россми "Students are not expelled from 'Mohylianka' for their political views," - Kyiv-Mohyla Academy denies fake reports by Russian media on student’s expulsion for ‘uncomfortable’ question to Poroshenko The authorities of 'Mohylianka' - the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy - refuted the reports spread by the Russian media on alleged expulsion of student Taras Starodubets from the academy over his question to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. 88 023 471 Incidents

Shootout reported in Donetsk region during detention of smugglers, - Tuka Smuggled goods have been recaptured in the Donetsk region. 32 682 58 Incidents

гонгадзе Rally in memory of Gongadze to start at 6:30 p.m. on Maidan: "We call on authorities to finally establish mastermind behind the murder" The activists demand a fair investigation into the facts of aggression against representatives of the media. 7 209 39 Ukrainian Politics

бенкендорф Benkendorf resigns as Inter TV channel's chairman of the board Kateryna Shkuratova has been appointed the new chairperson of the board in replacement for Yehor Benkendorf, who has resigned from the post. 38 179 63 Ukrainian Politics

Estonia may lose Russian-speaking north-eastern region in case of conflict with Russia, - experts In the case of an armed conflict with Russia, the Estonian government may lose control of the Ida-Viru County in the country’s north-east, where the Russian-speaking population prevails. 31 157 98 World

Many media in Ukraine stealthily owned by Yanukovych's associates, - NTRBC Chairman Artemenko There are a lot of TV stations in Ukraine owned indirectly, directly or implicitly by people who were or still are part of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych's inner circle. 6 617 40 Incidents

Occupants jam Ukraine's 1+1, Novyi Kanal in occupied Donbas, - intelligence Russian occupants have blocked the analog broadcasting of Ukrainian TV channels 1+1 and Novyi Kanal. 23 318 136 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

интер Half of Inter editorial staff would rather work for Russian TV channels, - deported journalist Stolyarova New pieces of correspondence between former Inter TV channel news editor, Russian journalist Maria Stolyarova and her colleagues have been released online. 173 189 214 Society

бочкала Journalist Bochkala leaves Inter TV channel following scandal over published e-mails between channel personnel and “DPR” terrorists Roman Bochkala resigned from his job as journalist for Inter TV channel after the scandal that sparked over recently published correspondence between the TV channel employees and terrorists. 168 405 162 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

днр переписка егорова 117-канал Ukrainian TV channels’ emailing with "DPR": Channel 17 agreed ‘manifesto on peace in Donbas’ with terrorists. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Several e-mails from Channel 17 were found among recently published letters sent by the Ukrainian media to member of the "state security ministry" of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”) Tatiana Yegorova. 47 505 69 Incidents

фейк климпуш-цинцадзе Polish, Russian media spread fake statement on genocide by Ukraine's deputy PM. SCREENSHOT Certain Polish and Russian media have spread a fake statement by Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze regarding the Volyn tragedy. 59 591 114 Ukrainian Politics

81st Brigade, ATO Staff, airborne troops Command request to withdraw accreditation of Hromadske TV journalists Stanko and Reutskyi and correspondent for Novaya Gazeta to cover ATO 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade deployed in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone ceases its cooperation with Hromadske TV. 51 081 83 Incidents

лого цензор реформ Censor.NET, Reanimation Package of Reforms launch CensorReform project On July 4, Censor.NET and Reanimation Package of Reforms start the CensorReform project. 30 420 170 Ukrainian Politics

славянск телевышка карачун. TV tower to be restored near Sloviansk. PHOTOS Reconstruction of the TV tower has begun on Karachun Mountain near Sloviansk in the Donetsk region. 46 961 190 Society

NABU Director Sytnyk on Party of Regions' slush funds: "We lost certain operational opportunities over publicity" The public disclosure of materials about Party of Regions' slush funds blighted the investigation. 8 660 47 Previously in trend: Party of Regions' off-the-book payments

The Times article on tortures in Ukraine contradicts facts and disproves itself, - Butusov Information in The Times article about Ukraine’s Security Service’s torture of pro-Russian militants and their supporters is false. 36 250 100 Ukrainian Politics

G7 Ambassadors call for removal of journalists’ personal data from Myrotvorets website G7 Ambassadors call on those responsible for Myrotvorets project to remove personal data from the website and desist from inflammatory language. 5 506 101 World

александров ерофеев грушники Only Kremlin media conceded to meet Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov, no questions allowed, - Russian reporter Kanygin. VIDEO+PHOTOS Only Kremlin TV channels were conceded to meet Russian GRU officers Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov upon their return to Russia. 206 062 377 Photo News

Full access of OSCE representatives, withdrawal of weapons, voting right to displaced persons, involvement of Ukrainian parties and media are Ukraine’s requirements for elections in Donbas, - ZN Full access of OSCE representatives, withdrawal of weapons, voting right to displaced persons, involvement of Ukrainian parties and media are Ukraine’s requirements for elections in Donbas, - ZN Ukraine announced a number of requirements for holding elections in the occupied Donbas. 55 762 286 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

We will win Myrotvorets website back despite any pressure, - Tuka Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories Heorhii Tuka is sure that the Myrotvorets website will resume its work. 25 083 57 Ukrainian Politics

“Myrotvorets website closure is landslide victory of Kremlin and our collective shame for aggressor’s joy,” - MP Tymchuk The fact that Myrotvorets (Peacemaker) website has ceased its operation plays into the hands of Russia and Donbas terrorists in the first place. 59 978 214 Society

миротворец 'Myrotvorets' webiste ceases operation The team of the 'Myrotvorets' (Peacemaker) project, which gathers information of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, is closing down its website due to the scandal around publication of data about journalists accredited with self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk 'people's republics.' All information from the website will be archived and posted online for general public access. 150 972 570 Ukrainian Politics

нападение на журналистов TV channel camera crew attacked in Odesa: three people injured. VIDEO+PHOTOS (updated) 7 Channel's camera crew has been attacked in Odesa. 141 356 196 Incidents