Few media specialties, or disciplines of Western academia, attract as many sensitive souls as Russia. Rather ironic given the country is constantly associated with “aggression” by the Anglo-American press.
A bit of mild criticism? That’s an unfollow. Offering a different point-of-view? That’s a block. Calling out sloppy fact-checking? That’s a block too. Welcome to the world of Western journalism and punditry on the Russia beat: a self-contained pit of rumor, fear, braggadocio, bullshit, and propaganda.
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