The narrative battle over France’s unrest

A lot of airtime has fixated on who the protesters are and what they look like, often using racist terms.

That narrative has been picked up by right-wing movements abroad.Contributors: Cole Stangler – author, Paris Is Not Dead, and lecturer, American College of the Mediterranean Diane de Vignemont – Paris-based journalist Harrison Stetler – lecturer and writer Philippe Marliere – professor of French and European politics, University College LondonIsrael’s elections are just days away and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reverted to a familiar alarmist tactic to consolidate support: hyping….

Meenakshi Ravi looks at the messaging.More than four and a half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine remains under attack, and its journalists are forced to balance many responsibilities at once.They are documenting a war that has become more dangerous than ever, countering Russian propaganda efforts and trying to hold their own government to account at a time when the news media have been expected to fall into line.

The Kyiv Independent, an online newspaper, has been doing all three since 2021.The Listening Post spoke with its editor-in-chief and cofounder Olga Rudenko about the pressures of reporting when your country is at war.Featuring: Olga Rudenko – editor-in-chief, The Kyiv Independent Student protests, police violence and French media obsessed with 'barbarians'.