Journalists On The Ground Reveal How American Media Is Fumbling Its Coverage Of Ukraine EscalationDiana Glebova
Associate Editor
February 17, 2022 10:42 PM ET
There is a lot that American media is getting wrong in its coverage of Ukraine, fueling a firehose of misinformation that is only leading to “psychological terror” for Ukrainians, according to local journalists on the ground.
Blindly relying on “U.S. intelligence sources,” faulty translations, outdated context and botched vocabulary about the recent escalation between Ukraine and Russia makes anxiety worse about a possible invasion from Russia, Iryna Matviyishyn, a Ukrainian journalist covering human rights, told the Daily Caller.
“Some media get the wrong translation… Maybe due to the fact that they don’t have good translators, or do it fast [through] Google translate. They distort the information,” she continued, mentioning how CNN wrongly translated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s “ironic” post about Feb. 16 being the day the invasion would start, and “contributed to panic in the media.”
Common mistakes are seen in headlines and framing, as outlets repeatedly imply the Russian threats to be caused by Ukraine.
Wording issues, like saying “Ukraine crisis” and “Ukraine conflict,” and not “Russia’s war against Ukraine” is also misleading, and puts blame on the victim, rather than placing emphasis on Russia’s 130,000 soldier troop buildup on Ukraine’s border, being cyberattacked and the eight-year war in Eastern Ukraine, Matviyishyn continued.
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