Polarisation and propaganda have never been higher on the agenda. In the future, we will look back on this as the decade of "values-based" conflicts — whether it's the 2016 US presidential election or the information war between east and west.
Here at oDR, we're interested in putting polarisation and propaganda in context — media ethics, standards and ownership — to uncover what's really at stake. Read activists, researchers and journalists here about what's going inside Eurasia's media.
Why banning Russia Today will have consequences for press freedom in Russia.
Ukraine’s journalists are often told we need to react in kind to information warfare. But let’s not forget what we can do to de-intensify this conflict.
New moves against opposition politicians and the press are meant to scare the last bastion of Kyrgyzstan’s civil society into submission. 
Ukraine’s media is caught in a political crossfire. In this situation, everyone loses — journalists, citizens and the country itself. 
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The terror against Ukraine’s journalists is fuelled by political elites
My colleague Zhalavdi Geriyev has been imprisoned. How many more journalists will join him behind bars?
Listening to the “voices” in August 1991, or the media we need today
August 1991 wasn’t just an unexpected win for democracy. It reminds us what role mass media plays you don't have access to information.
Russian journalism’s double white lines
A recent leak from a leading Russian media outlet has sparked a bitter debate about censorship and professional ethics, exposing how fragmented Russia’s journalist community truly is.
The terror against Ukraine’s journalists is fuelled by political elites
My colleague Zhalavdi Geriyev has been imprisoned. How many more journalists will join him behind bars?Listening to the “voices” in August 1991, or the media we need today
August 1991 wasn’t just an unexpected win for democracy. It reminds us what role mass media plays you don't have access to information.Russian journalism’s double white lines
A recent leak from a leading Russian media outlet has sparked a bitter debate about censorship and professional ethics, exposing how fragmented Russia’s journalist community truly is.