"The great curse of our press in the West is willingness to accept the official narrative. So many people in the American press who write about the world are merely stenographers. The great qualification you need for a journalist is the confidence to go out and see for yourself, and believe that your eyes are actually telling you more than press releases from some other country. It's amazing to see how many people have built reputations as commentators on foreign countries and world affairs who have never been there, have no idea, beyond vague tropes, of what those countries are. The intellectual laziness of the American press in covering the world has never been as extreme as it is now. It's just as dangerous in most what's called NATO countries to be contradicting the narrative as it is in the United States.” Stephen Kinzer is an award-winning author and foreign correspondent. See his bio and work here: http://stephenkinzer.com Follow him on Twitter: @stephenkinzer Related article: https://www.rt.com/op-ed/527732-us-media-stephen-kinzer/ Related/mentioned links: -RT.com interviews insider and whistleblower Udo Ulfkotte – Sep 29, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B_3-KWIfkc -Twitter censorship https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2021/05/07/twitter-isnt-censoring-accounts-to-keep-users-safe-it-is-using-its-power-to-spoon-feed-the-world-establishment-narratives/ Fascinating Insights on Russia, by Americans Who Chose to Relocate Here https://youtu.be/VHhePpl723g Jorge Ramos Wasn't "Near" or "Minutes From" Miraflores When Filming Sensationalist Caracas Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3eVCvKAXIQ&t=3s https://www.rt.com/op-ed/455081-manufactured-crisis-venezuela-us-intervention/ Reminder of Corporate Media Lies on Venezuela *Petare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hLjSuFO4lg ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtIp5h4sXzk

I spoke with American journalist Vladimir Rodzianko on the detention of Kirill Vyshinsky by Ukraine since May 2018. Ukrainian authorities accuse Vyshinsky of "treason" and have delayed his trials twice now. From a petition for his release: "Kirill Vyshinsky, a Ukrainian-Russian journalist, has been held captive in Ukraine for over 180 days, on unfound charges of ‘treason,’ which human rights groups are calling, politically motivated, and faces up to 15 years in prison. Kirill’s detainment has drawn condemnation from authorities and human rights activists within Ukraine and from international organizations including Reporters without Borders, and the Council of Europe, labeling Kirill’s arrest as a ‘gross abuse of democratic norms’. “I hope that Kirill Vyshinsky’s pre-trial detention will not be further extended and will therefore end on 4 November 2018,” Harlem Désir of the OSCE (Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe) said. “I call on the Ukrainian authorities to expedite the investigation on the serious charges brought against Vyshinsky, and to conduct such an investigation in full compliance with the principles of rule of law, necessity and proportionality.” On May 15, 2018, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) carried out a massive operation against journalists, having forcefully searched the Ukrainian-based RIA Novosti’s central office in Kiev, including its correspondents’ homes, and arrest of it’s editor-in-chief, Kirill Vyshinsky. On July 11, the court in Kherson, Ukraine extended Kirill’s imprisonment by 60 days without bail, and is currently being held captive, as his health is rapidly deteriorating. As of November 1, the Kherson city court has extended the arrest of Kirill until December 28, without a legitimate trial and without right to bail. Since his arrest in May, Kirill’s case has stalled and Ukrainian prosecutors continue to ignore calls to free him from detention." Related links: https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-release-imprisoned-journalist-kirill-vyshinsky https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreeKirill/?hc_ref=ARRK_6dPO9u1aII3RgxqnA2crIm_kcQPgBBY5O4SMiwaYkIFoSPLfN7l9dndb1L7WbA https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-ignores-the-plight-of-kirill-vyshinsky-a-russian-journalist-imprisonment-without-trial-in-ukraine/251736/ http://www.globalresearch.ca/media-black-out-on-arab-journalists-and-civilians-beheaded-in-syria-by-western-backed-mercenaries/5411627 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdwOpqbqjjY