The article reflects on the Trump administration's funding cuts to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the implications for its programming. The author, a volunteer media expert at Current Time, highlights the challenges faced in providing news to a Russian audience amid misinformation. The ongoing war has skewed content, focusing heavily on conflict rather than other significant news. The piece also touches upon the cultural significance of the organization, reminiscing about its influence and exploring the philosophical dilemmas in media representation during wartime.
Current Time had become an indispensable source of news for an audience misled by their own state media. Six months in, war coverage had pushed out almost all other reporting and fatigue was setting in.
I soon found I had landed in the middle of a philosophical debate. Would showing anything other than atrocities constitute catering to Russia?
If my knowledge of the Russian media could somehow help Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, I was happy to share it.
The organization's headquarters was an imposing gray cube, just east of the city center. The general aura reminded me of a U.S. Embassy.
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