Thomas Kent writes that Western media outlets need to expand and enhance their outreach to the Global South in order to combat Russia’s disinformation campaign (The National Interest, Dec. 9, 2024).
For years, Russia’s main tactic to compete with Western news media has been to create alternative outlets, like its television channel RT (previously Russia Today) and the Sputnik multimedia news agency. Now, however, Moscow is stepping up its efforts in two areas where Western media and foundations have long enjoyed an advantage: journalism training and fact-checking.
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