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Ruslan Deynychenko is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ruslan Deynychenko holds a BA degree in History from Sumy University and MA degree in Corporate Communications from Duquesne University. Mr. Deynychenko has been a reporter with Voice of America since 2002 producing stories for radio and Chas-Time daily TV shows. Primary Instructor at the National University of the Kyiv Mohyla Academy for over a decade. Teach Radio Journalism and Media Management courses for Master's level students. Supervise daily student radio news bulletin production. Created and supervise the Digital Future of Journalism Program (DFJ.ORG.UA) - a post-graduate program for Ukrainian journalists focused on new media, social networks, user-generated content, and multimedia. In 2014 Ruslan Deynychenko was one of the co-founders of the StopFake.org project, a Ukrainian website that reveals false information about Ukraine in pro-Kremlin media.
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Proposed Ukrainian Media Laws Spark Concern Over Free Speech
Journalists and advocates are concerned about proposed Ukrainian media laws, fearing they threaten free speech and independent reporting. President Zelenskiy, who had promised to reduce oligarch influence and combat Russian propaganda, is now facing criticism for potentially enabling state censorship through these laws. The legislation includes a controversial classification of journalists and introduces criminal penalties for disinformation. Critics argue this could be used to silence the independent press. The laws are still drafts, and there is a call for public discussion, but journalists report a lack of engagement from lawmakers. Ukraine's media is currently dominated by oligarchs, and the country ranks 102nd in the World Press Freedom Index.
The flagship project of our NGO “StopFake” is currently well-known to media professionals all over the world. Not only does it identify cases of fake information about events in Ukraine, but also actually initiated an international discussion on
Stopfake.org community is checking the media and refuting false information and Russian propaganda about Ukraine. The organization's activities are aimed at preserving Ukraine as an independent state and raising the level of media literacy of its citizens
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