Peace talks & propaganda: Russia’s war on Ukraine continues | The Listening Post

A new front opened up in the war in Ukraine this past week - a diplomatic one. Talk of peace, amid acts of war. And actions, on the battlefields of Ukraine, speak louder than words do, in Istanbul.

Contributors:
Eilish Hart - Senior news editor, Meduza English
Ilya Yablokov - Lecturer in journalism and digital media, University of Sheffield
Katia Patin - Multimedia editor, Coda Story
Tikhon Dzyadko - Editor-in-chief, TV Dozhd

On our radar:
The leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has ordered some of his forces into Ukraine, but it seems more like a PR stunt. Producer Tariq Nafi explains how the Chechen forces are being utilised in the propaganda war.

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From Facebook, into the mainstream - the news outlets transforming Italy’s media one platform at a time.

Contributors:
Francesco Cancellato - Editor-in-chief, Fanpage
Alessio Cornia - Assistant professor, Dublin City University & Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
Serena Danna - Deputy editor, Open
Gaia Martignetti - Video reporter, Fanpage