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Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 month agoWhile this is somewhat true (state funded, but with some level of independence), your statement doesn’t jive with reality.
I follow RFE/RL in both English and several other languages. Their reporting is far better than many multi-billion dollar private news companies in the West.
And it’s not a minor difference either, the western news companies are not even close.
cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
What an absurd response. This is akin to saying RT isn’t Russian state propaganda.
MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
RT and RFE/RF are state media, but there is a difference. The former does not enjoy freedom and the latter does because of its firewall that prevents political interference.
Although the Trump administration tried to remove firewalls and introduce its inference that could have been harmful during that period.
cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
I think you mean it’s designed to prevent partisan interference. RFE/RL’s purpose is to support US foreign policy which makes it inherently political. It is undeniably a propaganda outlet and therefore comparable in function to RT. You may trust American propaganda over Russian propaganda but that doesn’t mean the former is not propaganda.
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Just a question, what do you know about RFE/RL?
Do you follow any of their news program series?
Do you speak any other languageslioe Ukrainian, Belarusian or Georgian?