Anne Applebaum, a Polish-American journalist, wrote a one-sided analysis of Polish politics, particularly in her portrayal of President-elect Karol Nawrocki as a “nationalist” representing “authoritarian populism.” She is married to Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, a political adversary of the opposition party which supported Nawrocki. I point out in my op-ed in The Washington Times that her article in The Atlanticharms Poland’s image in the…
Op-Ed: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty can’t cope with Putin propaganda | Digital Journal
By Ted Lipien Published May 8, 2016 by Digital Journal Arguing that the United States has so far failed to invest seriously in understanding or pushing back against the problem of Russian propaganda and disinformation, Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Washington Post columnist, and Edward Lucas, a senior editor at the Economist, are launching this week a counter-disinformation initiative at the Center for European Policy…
Op-Ed: Putin’s Russian victimhood on Voice of America | Digital Journal
By Ted Lipien Published October 20, 2014 by Digital Journal Western media both expose, but often just report, Putin’s Russian victimhood propaganda claims, while poor management at Voice of America and insufficient funding from Congress prevent U.S. broadcaster from effectively countering Kremlin’s disinformation. Two recent Washington Post op-eds did more to expose both the duplicity and the success of Putin’s disinformation and…

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GovoritAmerika.us, Commentary by Ted Lipien, September 16, 2009, San Francisco — Censorship from Russia and China comes home to America in profit-oriented and staying-in-the-market-at-any-cost decisions by American businesses and sometimes even US government agencies, as FreeMediaOnline.org, a San Francisco-based media freedom nonprofit, has been documenting and reporting.
Op-Ed From Russia with Censorship | Digital Journal
By Ted Lipien
Published September 16, 2009 by Digital Journal
FreeMediaOnline.org,
Free Media Online Blog,
GovoritAmerika.us, Commentary by Ted Lipien, September 16, 2009
San Francisco — Censorship from Russia and China comes home to America in profit-oriented and staying-in-the-market-at-any-cost decisions by American businesses and sometimes even US government agencies, as FreeMediaOnline.org, a San Francisco-based media freedom nonprofit, has been documenting and reporting.
