Media

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  • Opinion

The “Farmers” fad – “corrupt” media

The Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) and its leader Ramūnas Karbauskis have recently often spoken about the media attacking…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanians see radio as most reliable source of information

Lithuanian residents see radio as the most reliable source of information, shows the latest Eurobarometer poll. [...]

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Seimas speaker, security chief alarmed over TV3 sale

Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis and State Security Department chief Darius Jauniškis on Tuesday discussed the possible plans of the…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas upholds presidential veto, drops Civil Code amendments

Lithuania's parliament has taken the presidential veto into account, deciding to discard the latest amendments of the Civil Code. [...]

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s most influential media people

Edmundas Jakilaitis, the host of LRT television's programme "Dėmesio Centre" ("In Focus"), is Lithuania's most influential media personality, according to…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Can Lidl keep up momentum after big opening weekend?

The German budget retail chain Lidl came to Lithuania with a bang last week and experts believe it can continue…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian media freer than Latvia’s and Poland’s, less free than Estonia’s – Freedom House

A new media freedom ranking by Freedom House puts Lithuania ahead of Russia, Belarus, Latvia and Poland, but behind Estonia.…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania moves down in media freedom index

Lithuania was ranked 35th in this year's World Press Freedom Index published by the non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders. [...]

8 years ago
  • Society

Young people in Lithuania rely on social media for news

Young people in Lithuania are not avid followers of news about their country and the world, a study has shown.…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

National security threats report is itself a threat to Lithuania’s national security: Opinion

The latest annual report from the State Security Department (VSD), which contains a number of proposals to limit free speech,…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s new transmitter to increase capacity broadcasting East

In the ongoing struggle to combat Russian propaganda and to reach millions of Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians, the Radio Baltic…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Russian language station investigated for breaches of Lithuanian broadcasting laws

The Russian language RTR Planeta television programme, Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov, that is broadcast in Lithuania is being probed…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Fringe media outlets mobilising to create new political force in Lithuania

Fringe online media outlets in Lithuania, often embracing ideas that match those of the state-controlled Russian media, have long been…

9 years ago
  • Society

Propaganda must be fought with democratic methods – OSCE representative

The fight against the propaganda in democratic countries must adhere to democratic principles and governments should refrain from blocking contrarian…

9 years ago
  • Opinion
  • Society

Lithuanian media often gripped by herd mentality in times of crisis, say experts

Lithuania has a free press but is prone to one-sided reporting and being gripped by a herd mentality, says a…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

How Moscow’s money funds propaganda in Lithuania

The State Security Department has showed to the Parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee the schemes by which money for…

9 years ago
  • Society

Russian propaganda creates ‘parallel reality’ for Lithuania’s ethnic minorities

The State Security Department (VSD) of Lithuania, which is in charge of monitoring and dealing with national security threats, presented…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Swedish group denies talks about selling Lithuanian TV channel

Sweden's media company Modern Times Group (MTG) has denied rumours that it is planning to sell one of the biggest…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian PM hints at ‘communication campaigns’ on refugees

The public needs more information about the refugee crisis, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says, hinting at launching a "communication…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas accepts president’s veto on allowing political parties have stakes in media

The Seimas of Lithuania has voted in favour of President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto to a bill that would have removed…

9 years ago