How I uncovered Russian propaganda at work

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Holger Roonemaa is an investigative journalist from Estonian Postimees paper. He is also a coauthor at BuzzFeed News.
In 2018 together with colleagues he uncovered a Russian hidden propaganda campaign aimed at the Baltic States and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The propaganda network included Kremlin financing to seemingly independent media sites through proxy companies in the Netherlands, Moldova, Serbia and Cyprus; direct daily orders from Kremlin about mandatory topics to cover and monthly reports back to Kremlin.

Holger will talk about his journey in the third Freedom Talks meetup.

"Freedom Talks" is a series of inspirational discussions with journalists and activists from other countries who have experiences - good or bad - from which Moldova could benefit. It aims to intensify the debate within the civil society and media in Moldova..

The talks are meant for those who want to break the pattern of silencing people in Moldova.

A 30-minute-talk by the guest speaker will be followed by discussion.

Attendee Benefits:

• Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities with the like-minded people.
• Inspiration to keep fighting against the disappearance of basic human rights, like the freedom of speech, in Moldova.
• An opportunity to listen to an exclusive presentation of a specific showcase.