Journalists and free speech advocates say proposed laws to regulate Ukraine’s media pose a threat to free expression and independent reporting in the eastern European country.Before ascending to Ukraine’s highest office last year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had campaigned on a pledge to limit the influence of oligarchs over national news outlets while safeguarding all media platforms against Russian disinformation and propaganda.A handful of Ukraine’s wealthiest oligarchs dominate its media marketplace, whose major television and radio broadcasters are known for taking editorial cues from owners. Zelenskiy’s primary political backer, billionaire tycoon Igor Kolomoisky, owns 1+1, one of Ukraine’s largest media conglomerates.Critics …read more
Source:: Voice of America
