Thread by @risj_oxford

1⃣ RT's reach on the web is relatively small across the UK, Germany and France, but is "surprisingly strong on social media, at least in spots," writes @jbenton based on analysis by @rasmus_kleis
niemanlab.org/2022/03/how-ma…

2⃣ As Ukrainian journalism comes under incredible pressure to survive and tell the stories of the war, fundraising efforts by @j_parus seek to support the country's independent news media. @eduardosuarez spoke to him in this new piece on our website
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/putins-bo…

3⃣ Russian Wikipedia editors have prevailed in using the term 'invasion' in the page about the war, and 740 distinct authors have contributed to the English-language page on the subject, writes @harrisonstephen on the skirmishes playing out on the website
slate.com/technology/202…

4⃣ If you missed our incredibly insightful Global Journalism Seminar with @Bellingcat's @christogrozev yesterday, you can find key takeaways by @Marina__Adami, and watch the whole discussion in full. #RISJSeminars
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/calendar/insig…

5⃣ @NewsGuardRating has published and debunked the top 10 'war myths' including claims around shelling of civilian areas, Nazism in Ukraine and Nato's presence in the country.
-via @DanMilmo
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…

6⃣ @marcowenjones has analysed patterns of 'pro-Putin' hashtags and the motivations and accounts behind them including those supporting the invasion, criticism of the hashtag itself, and people merely using it to sell unrelated products.

https://twitter.com/marcowenjones/status/1499312091727020032?s=12

7⃣ "Russia’s independent radio station 'Echo of Moscow' announced Thursday it will be closing down following authorities’ decision to take the station off-air," reports @VascoCNN edition.cnn.com/europe/live-ne…

8⃣ "While the internet is playing a critically important role in the dissemination of information from and within Ukraine, it’s also being used by hackers to attack digital assets," writes @NabeelAhmed_5 on the cyber war taking place in the country.
newslaundry.com/2022/03/02/rus…

"The deplorable state in which our country now finds itself is one of the results of the authorities’ assault on the independent media"

9️⃣ Read this powerful editorial by independent news site @meduza_en, that may be blocked by the Kremlin today meduza.io/en/feature/202…