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Russian media Sputnik and RT (Russia Today) Balkans operating in Serbia, are used as propaganda tools by Putin's Russia and represent Russian "soft power" in the region. This propaganda from Moscow, disseminated through the contents…

In the media sector in North Macedonia, China applies various strategies to influence the narratives, such as the presence of Chinese state-owned media, cooperation with local media, and coopting local journalists. While media freedom is…

Neither mass media have recognized that “Ukraine is Done With”, nor should journalists be blamed for the thousands of lives lost in Ukraine, as the post claims. The journalists did not encourage the military invasion of Ukraine, Russia did,…

Photo: pixabay.com When assessing the influence that throws North Macedonia off the tracks from the proclaimed process of democratic development directed towards adopting the values of the European Union (EU) and EU accession, one cannot…

Photograph of a small girl close to her killed mother from the film ”Fortress of War” is being shared on several posts on Facebook and Twitter, related to the NATO-bombing of former Yugoslavia. The post falsely claims that the photograph…

Context is missing from this post. It is true that Melaniya Podolyak wrote the tweet, but later on the tweet was removed for abusing Twitter guidelines. Unlike the contents claimed in her post, her opinions tweeted are not related to her…

The direct investments in the economy, infrastructure, telecommunications, media, the academic cooperation with universities and the operations of the “Confucius” institutes are strategic instruments of the Chinese influence, not…

The phenomenon represented by the magazine “West, East and I” in the country is not that rare. The first issue came out in October and the last one was already published last November. During important and key political and geo-strategic…

The uncritical stance of individuals, institutions and non-governmental organizations towards the award of various prizes related to the Russian Federation on top of the quite non-analyticial, even disinformative approach of media in the…

One of the simplest ways to influence a wider number of people is to glorify a country. Positive glorification can evoke admiration, a sense of belonging and community, a sense of protection, an ever-present refuge, an alternative available…

Peter Vanhoutte, the main mediator in the political parties talks during the so-called Przhino Process, which led to the Przhino Agreement, visited Skopje again. In this interview, he speaks about one segment of the Przhino Process,…