So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
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Ep. 156 What Russians don’t know about the war in Ukraine ​
48 minutes Posted Mar 24, 2022 at 4:10 am.
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​​The Russian government has purged independent media, banned protests, and shut down social media access. So, do Russians know the truth about the war in Ukraine?

Ksenia Turkova is a journalist from Russia who currently works for Voice of America. Before coming to the United States she worked for a number of Russian news outlets, including some that were shut down by the Russian government. She also spent time as a radio host in Ukraine.

On today’s episode of “So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast,” Turkova shares her reporting on Russian censorship and the war in Ukraine, as well as some of her firsthand experiences as a reporter in the country.

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