Thread by @andersostlund

Yesterday Swedish Public TV, @svt, ran a documentary about Russia that had so many pieces of Russian propaganda lies in it that it was pulled within 24 hours after complaints from viewers. They even got the cover photo wrong, it's from Kyiv.
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@svt I am, to say the least, furious about how the Russia Crisis is covered by media in Sweden. Despite many good articles and TV-pieces I don't understand why they still let propaganda slip through so easily. Facts are out there, just check them before publishing.

@svt In December I wrote a long letter to a newspaper requesting a correction of an article. They answered politely but no correction came, damage done but no repair. The same happened again later with the same newspaper.

The newspaper I complained to had a source that they referred to as "respected", but they failed to mention the same source had appeared more than 130 times on RT, the Kremlin's international propaganda outlet. Clearly bad source control.

Another example is when a Swedish journalist thought journalism about Russia was too one-sided. He has understanding for Russian security concerns due to the "encirclement" by NATO. Then he turns to "whataboutism" and mention US influence in Latin America.
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The problem I see is that Russia is continuously described as a legitimate player on the international scene. If Russia's war and human rights crimes would be added to the articles Russia wouldn't look so good as it does.