Opinion
Why the closure of Radio Liberty should have been a Ukrainian victory, but became a US defeat
The number of media outlets that can afford to work for values, mission, and quality has decreased
Pavlo Kazarin
journalist, publicist, military officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
When I worked at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), we used to joke that our goal was to get ourselves shut down.
Because RFE/RL operates only in places where there are problems with democracy. Our triumph as a country would have been to outgrow the Ukrainian edition.
It’s important to understand that all media in our country could be divided into five types, based on the motives of their sponsors.
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