On 24 February 2022, Russia's attack on Ukraine shook the world. Among many issues
forcibly raised by the war, the question of information manipulation has been particularly …

The penetration of digital technologies in government has been met with both optimism and
caution. This study seeks to contribute to this field by examining how digital government …

This article explores persuasive applications of humour in public diplomacy. I propose a new
concept of strategic humour–the use of humour by state and proxy actors to promote …

Scholars report contradictory findings regarding whether citizens trust media in autocracies.
Relying on focus group methodology, this study uses Russian television viewers' reception …

In international politics, the strategic narratives of different governments compete for public
attention and support. The Russian government's narrative has prompted western concern …

This article argues that accounts of the Russian media system that tend to view the time from
Vladimir Putin's rise to power in 2000 as a single homogenous period do not capture major …

The Russian state-funded international broadcaster RT is often accused of pedalling
misinformation and claiming legitimacy for nefarious Russian activities. Whilst studies have …

New information technologies and media consumption patterns have enabled aggressive
practices that are qualitatively different from old-style propaganda. Actors no longer rely on …

This article examines how the Russian state promotes and protects its preferred self-identity,
using the conceptual framework of 'strategic narrative'. Nation branding practices, including …

The use of algorithmically tailored individual news feeds is increasingly viewed as an
important strategy for accommodating consumers' information needs by legacy media …