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Propamon searches for the word "Эстония" (Estonia) and its various forms in the Russian media channels
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Category: Media literacy
Google’s motto is ‘don’t be evil’, but its news results have a problem
Headlines displayed by Google News are highly trusted and spread fast. Yet Google’s algorithms can’t always tell the difference between journalism and propaganda, as shown by a review of results about Estonia in English.
A misleading headline about Ukrainian refugees helped build a false narrative
A recent Postimees headline may have given the impression that Estonia and its employers are not concerned by Ukrainians unable to find jobs in Estonia. Russian media outlets seized on it to build a narrative that didn’t actually reflect the original article.
Download the new media monitoring report: Anti-Ukrainian war propaganda in the Baltic states
The Civic Resilience Initiative (CRI), a Lithuanian NGO helping combat hostile propaganda, has just released a comprehensive new report examining and debunking false Russian narratives targeting audiences in the Baltic nations.
Estonia agrees a new coalition, but pro-Kremlin influencers spin it very differently
Pro-Kremlin influencers online are pushing the narrative that the Estonian Prime Minister has resigned due to her support for Ukraine. The truth is very different.
Here’s what happens when you listen to Russian speakers in Estonia
Both the BBC and NPR recently visited Estonia to listen to the perspectives of local Russian-speakers. Their stories puncture Kremlin propaganda narratives.
Exposed: The Facebook groups spreading Kremlin propaganda
Propastop has identified 17 Facebook groups of concern operating in Estonia. Here’s how to help combat their hate and misinformation.
6 clichés to avoid when reporting about Estonia
A helpful guide for international journalists writing about Estonia, the “tiny ex-Soviet state” that is neither tiny nor an ex-Soviet state. We’ve included an infographic you can share.
Correct answers to the picture puzzle game
See if you were able to solve all four puzzles correctly?
Puzzles for Midsummer’s Jaanipäev
Can you identify where this military machine was photographed? Also, three different image-based tasks.
Propastop library: Johanna Vehkoo „Lie Detector’s Handbook“
At the beginning of June, the book “Lie Detector’s Handbook“ (Valheenpaljastajan käsikirja) by Finnish journalist and blogger Johanna Vehkoo was published in Estonian. “
