In the News: March 2022

This week, it comes as no surprise that Alejandra and Daniel discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They come at it from two different angles. While Daniel looks at the way Russian media is portraying the situation, Alejandra compares 'Western' responses to the invasion to responses to other invasions and occupations.

Articles and sources cited in this episode:

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/3/6/what-the-war-in-ukraine-thought-us-palestinians

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yucxuoa3xm4  

Russia: Putin cracks down on media over Ukraine war- Channel 4 News 

https://youtu.be/M6ZbeBTGaGM  

Two Days of Russian News Coverage: An Alternate Reality of War- New York Times 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/world/europe/russia-ukraine-media.html 

What Russian’s Think of Putin’s War- Today, Explained 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/35ZVgcIqx0N1Xhv0A4aYIs?si=22f26f13189641c0 

Russia’s Media Crackdown: “The Future is Pretty Dark” -The Journal 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4q24an2uRKLtwiA3O9nXQ7?si=aa80ae2860fb4d9a