Thread by @carolecadwalla

To these 2 brilliant & bold women I saw this #IWD2022 The irrepressible @mariaressa fighting for truth against an authoritarian’s lies & the amazing @_EmmaGH just back from Ukraine & returning soon. A shout-out to all the women journalists whose work illuminates this darkness 💕

Adding some other women whose work I’ve been grateful to read from Ukraine. This is @olgatokariuk, a Ukrainian independent journalist & disinfo researcher based in Ukraine (Kyiv I think)

https://twitter.com/olgatokariuk/status/1498636797634486273

This is @ngumenyuk A Ukrainian journalist who’s on the ground there & has an international security background.

https://twitter.com/ngumenyuk/status/1501165372627640320

This is @AndreaChalupa an American-Ukrainian who’s been warning us about all this for years. She also made the great @MrJones_Film about a Welsh reporter no less who tried to warn the world of what Stalin was doing to Ukraine. It’s on Netflix I think & a great watch for right now

https://twitter.com/andreachalupa/status/1194331239290998786

This is @juliaioffe a Russian-born US-based journalist & editor who’s an indispensable voice right now.

https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/1501183109785690113

This is @JuliaDavisNews who writes for @thedailybeast & whose reports on what’s happening on Russian TV have held me transfixed for years

https://twitter.com/juliadavisnews/status/1500528998367047689

You’ll know the legendary @lindseyhilsum from C4News but her tweets of what’s happening on the ground will help you feel closer to the country

https://twitter.com/lindseyhilsum/status/1501253070201794565

I’ve been grateful for @anneapplebaum’s work on authoritarianism for years but her expertise on Poland especially important right now

https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/1501276071362281480

This is @KSergatskova editor-in-chief of a tiny indie media outlet @zaborona_media in Kyiv who’s been transformed into a war reporter overnight

https://twitter.com/ksergatskova/status/1501142953368211458

I’m not sure where I know @PaulaChertok from but she’s an expert in propaganda & is on my list of essential voices from Ukraine.

https://twitter.com/paulachertok/status/1501093608769744896

I’ve read @JaneLytv’s excellent reporting on disinformation for @BuzzFeed for years. She’s now at Harvard & is across all things online & Ukraine

https://twitter.com/janelytv/status/1501019446944710657

This is @maria_avdv a disinfo & security specialist who, terrifyingly, is on the ground in devastated Kharkiv

https://twitter.com/maria_avdv/status/1501181520991637508

This is @KatyaMalofeyeva another journalist who’s extremely close to the ground in Ukraine & has been covering the Donbass for years & is also in Kharkiv right now I think

https://twitter.com/katyamalofeyeva/status/1501123795003842561

Taking a break here for a mo but please add other names to the list. War is so flipping male! And it’s why we need to highlight & amplify the voices of women journalists & experts in in the field now more than ever