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Russian Propaganda in Ukraine: Current Challenges and the Way Forward

Partner: Prague Security Studies Institute
Event date: May 31, 2016
Deadline for registering: May 31, 2016
Venue: Vaclav Havel Library, Ostrovni 13, Prague 1, Czech Republic
Category: Other

The Prague Security Studies Institute, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel Library and Open Society Fund Prague, would like to invite you to an public discussion entitled "Russian Propaganda in Ukraine: Current Challenges and the Way Forward."  The event will take place at 19:00 on May 31, 2016 at the Vaclav Havel Library, Ostrovni 13, Prague 1.

More than two years have passed since the outbreak of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea brought the fundamental role of media into sharp focus. Manipulation of information and biased reporting has been central to the Ukraine crisis. To what extent has the media landscape changed since Maidan? What kind of challenges are associated with Russian disinformation and does it still play a key role in influencing public opinion? And how can the West and civil societies contribute to overcoming these formidable tasks? 

Among the confirmed speakers are:

  • Roman Shutov, Program Director at Detector Media and Telekritika
  • Natalia Kurdiukova, Head of the NGO Kharkiv Crisis Infocenter
  • Ivan Syniepalov, Head of Gramadske TV of Azov

The debate will be moderated by Ondřej Soukup, journalist and former Moscow correspondent for the Czech daily Hospodářské Noviny

 

BIO OF SPEAKERS:

Natalia Kurdiukova, Head of the Kharkiv Crisis Infocenter and Nakipelo, Kharkov, Ukraine

Natalia Kurdiukova is a documentary filmmaker, journalist, director and co-founder of the independent socio-political media project Nakipelo, which now includes Kharkov Crisis InfoCenter, Youtube-channel Nakipelo, website nakipelo.ua and newspaper "Forum". The project was founded in March 2014, after the dramatic events on the Maidan at a time when events in Kharkiv were beginning. The media project Nakipelo has been independent of political parties, and business organizations and is the only social project of this kind in Kharkov. Ms Kurdiukova was also a director of documentaries about the history of Kharkiv in the early 20th century and during the World War II.

 

Roman Shutov, Program Director at Detector Media and Telekritika, Kiev, Ukraine

Roman Shutov, PhD in Political Science. Since 2011, produces reviews and analysis of Russian propaganda in Ukraine. Author of more than 30 scientific and analytical articles, along with the research report “Civic Media in Ukraine” (CCC, 2008), and the first complex research of Russian propaganda in Ukraine (Telekritika, 2015). In 2015, he participated in the creation of Conception of Information Security of Ukraine. Program Director of Detector Media think tank (former Telekritika NGO). Fields of expertize: psychological influence (propaganda), soft power, national information security, and media reform.

 

Ivan Syniepalov, Head of Gramadske TV of Azov, Mariupol, Ukraine

Mr. Syniepalov was born in Pervomaysk, Luhansk region and graduated from the State university in Mariupol where he studied Journalism. In 2012-2013 Mr. Syniepalov was a participant of Journalism schools “Founding fathers of EU”, “How to write about energy reform” and “Summer sporting journalism school”. Mr. Syniepalov was a trainee at statewide channel ICTV, have worked at Mariupol television and served as a spokesman for Petro Poroshenko election headquarters in Mariupol. After graduating Mr. Syniepalov co-founded and now heads Public TV of Azov – the first independent TV-channel in Mariupol. Mr. Syniepalov speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English.

 

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Keywords: Media, Ukraine, Russia

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