Edmundas Vaitekūnas
Society

Media watchdog might ban one more Russian TV channel from Lithuanian airwaves

The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania, which recently suspended broadcasts of a Russian TV channel, says it has sufficient evidence on violations by another Russian television to ban it from Lithuanian airwaves. […]

No Picture
Society

Why Lithuania banned Russian TV channel

Lithuania made international headlines last week when its Radio and Television Commission decided to institute a blanket ban on all programmes of a Russian TV channel. The channel in question, RTR Planeta, is registered in Sweden, but its content is entirely Russian-produced. The Commission had previously suspended broadcasts of individual programmes, saying they violated Lithuanian laws, but RTR Planeta would not stop. […]

No Picture
Society

Lithuania’s media watchdog suspends broadcasting of Russian TV channel

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission on Wednesday instituted a three-month suspension of broadcasts of the Russian-language television channel RTR Planeta. […]

Peter Pomerantsev, „Epoch Times“ nuotr.
Uncategorized

Peter Pomerantsev: Big media need their Geneva convention

As Russia wages war in Ukraine, attacking not just military targets but also basic common sense with aggressive misinformation and propaganda campaign, information has become a security issue. Faced with new and quite unprecedented challenges, big media is approaching a moment when it will need to have a Geneva convention moment – get together and agree on a global self-regulation mechanism, says British journalist and author Peter Pomerantsev. […]

Society

Lithuanian court suspends Russian channel’s broadcasts for 3 months

A Vilnius court on Thursday ruled to suspend broadcasts of the Russian-language Ren TV Baltic in Lithuania for three months. […]

No Picture
Uncategorized

Russian media under ever-tightening grip of the Kremlin

After Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law limiting foreign capital in Russian media companies to 20 percent, there are fears this will undercut the last remaining voices in the country that dare to be critical of the government. But despite massive pressure, a handful of Russian journalists refuse to give in. […]