For any media outlet in exile, the most challenging period arises when the situation seemingly stabilizes, transitioning from mere ‘survival’ to the necessity of ‘simply carrying on with work.â€...
Ivan Kolpakov
Ivan Kolpakov is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Meduza, the largest independent Russian publication. It operates in exile from Riga, Latvia. In April 2021 Russian authorities labeled Meduza as a ‘foreign agent’ and in March 2022 blocked the website. Both actions were made to destroy the newsroom. However, Meduza keeps resisting. Also, it managed to save the majority of its audience due to its diverse and technologically advanced infrastructure. Kolpakov was one of four Russian journalists who interviewed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in March 2022.
Recent international developments have highlighted the difficulties of media in exile, but the exodus of local media outlets in the face of repression is perhaps historical in scale now. On the other ...
The Russian Constitution tells it straight: censorship is forbidden (Chapter 2, article 29.5). But during the last 15 years, Putin’s regime has worked hard to monopolize the media space. It has us...
