Join the Kennan Institute for a conversation with Galina Timchenko, CEO of Meduza, on the current challenges facing Russia's independent media.

On April 23, the popular Russian-language media outlet Meduza was labeled a “foreign agent” by the Russian Ministry of Justice and suddenly faced all the risks and problems associated with this status, including the loss of advertising income. Three weeks later, Meduza, which is headquartered in Riga, Latvia, reported that nearly 80,000 people had joined the crowdfunding initiative to save it. Galina Timchenko, a prominent Russian journalist and CEO of Meduza, will consider what new challenges to free speech the Russian media are currently up against, how government pressure affects today’s media development trends and what motivates independent journalists to continue working.

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Speakers

Galina Timchenko, CEO of Meduza

Matthew Rojansky, Director of the Kennan Institute