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Opinion: Information war – no need for mobilization yet

August 22, 2014 DELFI EN 0

The heralds of information wars are disconcerted, identify ever more battlefields, call on proper mobilisation. The latest example is the response of Aleksandras Matonis to a report aired on the Russian TV, in which members of the expedition Mission Russia have been referred to as tourists following the traces of the WW II victims and reportedly hoping that in the future joint Russian-Lithuanian groups would be travelling Europe to pay homage to the fallen Soviet soldiers. The leader of the expedition said such hope was actually expressed by the Russian journalist. […]

The Russian information war in Lithuania

August 21, 2014 Jakob Ljungman 0

Lithuania is one of many countries where Russia is waging war for hearts and minds – the information war. It is a war fought on television, the internet, and newspapers without any loss of human life. The goal, however, is the same as in any classic warfare scenario: controlling the central political processes of the enemy state. […]

Lithuanian TV channels refuse to air LGBT rights social ad

August 20, 2014 BNS 0

After Lithuanian TV broadcasters refuse to air a social ad video promoting LGBT rights, the inspector of journalist ethics promised to look into the matter. […]

Opinion: Lies, damned lies and Russian disinformation

August 17, 2014 Paul Goble 0

The Russian Federation uses extensive propaganda, outright lies, and — most importantly — disinformation as part of the hybrid warfare it is waging against Ukraine and the West. Disinformation combines truth, what people want to be true, and cleverly disguised outright falsehoods. […]

Lithuania edges down in Freedom House democracy index

August 13, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania has dropped in Freedom House‘s democracy index due to the country’s law enforcement’s actions against BNS news agency. But in terms of media independence and the general assessment, the Baltic country remains one of the most democratic countries among those that have gone through changes in their political systems. […]

Journalist says Estonia’s Russian-language media fairly unbiased on Ukraine coverage

August 13, 2014 News.err.ee 0

Estonia‘s Russian-language media provides diverse coverage of the Ukraine events, while Estonian journalists can be faulted “in a good way” for bias, says a journalist for one of ERR’s Russian-language services. […]

Sad consequences of Putin’s web of lies

August 11, 2014 DELFI EN 0

A series of epic deceptions of Russian President Vladimir Putin now has sad consequences for his people and people all around the world, too. […]

Why Viasat will not stop airing propagandist Russian channels

August 11, 2014 Andrius Tapinas 0

A couple of weeks ago, Lithuania lifted the three-month suspension of the broadcasting of the Russian channel RTR Planeta. Prior to that, NTV Mir Lithuania resumed its broadcasts. Along with the PBK (First Baltic Channel), these channels comprise the backbone of the pro-Putin propaganda that is disseminated in Lithuania. This and more is covered in the following journalist investigation. […]

The Lithuania Tribune hits 3,000-mark on Facebook

August 7, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

As many as 3,000 users follow news and views from Lithuania on Facebook. […]

Former Lithuanian general forest manager turns to prosecutors over alleged defamation

August 4, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Last Friday, the Office of Prosecutor received a request from former general forest manager Benjaminas Sakalauskas to launch a pre-trial investigation into alleged defamation. […]

Kremlin’s strategy: complicated, obscure, manipulative, yet effective

July 31, 2014 Migle Valaitiene 0

The situation in Ukraine is becoming more intense – military conflicts are still going on, and cases of Russian aggression in the country is reported frequently. […]

Lithuanian politicians do not shun news media control

July 28, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

A number of politicians are in control of news media outlets, both those in the ruling coalition and the opposition parties, according to a dataset from 2013 on news media ownership. […]

National broadcaster, Lithuania’s squad in information wars

July 23, 2014 DELFI EN 0

The director general of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) maintains that the LRT toes the line of President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s expectations, assisting Lithuania in the information war. […]

Social media guru from US State Department: Facebook and Twitter are not going to end civilization

July 22, 2014 Ruslanas Irzikevicius 0

Tristram Perry, Public Affairs Officer at the United States Embassy in Kazakhstan, insists that social media can be an effective tool in the hands of state institutions, yet one that requires understanding and discipline to use. “I think social media is sometimes seen as a magic bullet, but it is not one,” he tells the Lithuania Tribune. “It is one tool of many, which has to be chosen wisely since you cannot nail a nail with a shoe.” […]

Mikhail Khodorkovsky to establish new online media channel in Latvia

July 20, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Former head of the Russian oil company Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a known anti-Kremlin figure who was released from prison in late 2013, has revealed plans to establish a new online news site based in Latvia, Gazeta.ru reports. […]

President Grybauskaitė signs into law provisions expanding media freedom

July 18, 2014 ELTA EN 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed amendments to the Law on Provision of Information to the Public and amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure. […]

Lithuanian court finds tapping reporters’ conversations unlawful

July 17, 2014 BNS 0

A Vilnius court ruled on Thursday that wiretapping of telephone conversations of BNS journalists was unlawful. […]

Western media’s indifference to Ukraine – dangerous for Lithuania?

July 17, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

Major English-speaking TV channels do not devote enough attention to the events in Ukraine, even though the battles are more blood-stained than in other countries, notes philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis. According to him, it is an important lesson to learn for Lithuania and other Baltic countries: the media can be very ignorant, even though there is a massive war going on with vague Russian attempts to intervene, all resulting in great numbers of victims. People interviewed by LRT.lt believe that such information in the media is essential, as it helps to prepare and organize a collective political pressure, and it is easier for governments to make decisions accordingly. […]

Seimas ombudsman proposes regulation to ease reporters’ access to government officials

July 11, 2014 DELFI EN 0

The Seimas Ombudsman Raimondas Šukys addressed the Ministry of Culture with a recommendation to draft a sample regulation, which would assure that the right of journalists to get information is properly implemented by governmental and municipal institutions. […]

Seimas passes law giving media greater protection from law enforcement

July 11, 2014 ELTA EN 0

On Thursday, the Lithuanian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law on Provision of Information to the Public and the Code of Criminal Procedure initiated by President Dalia Grybauskaitė. It is hoped this will enhance freedom of the press, democracy and respect of human rights. […]