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Journalism in Ukraine: A Feast of the Oligarchs
ByOlesya Grabova 7 January 202125 March 2021
With the Ukrainian media ruled by four influential oligarchs, the future of the country’s independent journalism looks bleaker than ever. The dominance of a handful of oligarchs in the Ukrainian media has devastating effects on the country’s independent journalism, according to an upcoming report from the Center for Media, Data & Society (CMDS), a global…
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Media Diet in Ukraine: Russian Social Media and Oligarch-Owned TV
ByDaria Taradai 19 October 20164 October 2025
Ukrainians trust Russian media less and are more aware than ever of who controls their local media. However, they still embrace Russian social networks and watch oligarchs-owned television. In February 2015, I interviewed a top coastguard officer in the Ukrainian city Geniches’k, which is very close to the Russia-annexed Crimea. Before saying goodbye, he gave…
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