Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova: 5 Media Moments from Eastern Europe At first glance, they appear as short media moments, yet they trigger entire debates. In our new video series we take a look at such „Media Moments“ in some countries of Eastern Europe: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Moldova. What is being discussed there and what does it say about society? We asked five reporters in these countries. Take a look!
Media Moments: Media Moments: Zhdun and why we love him Another year comes to an end and Zhdun is still out there, waiting... wait, you haven't heard about Zhdun?! Then you definitely need to watch Iuliia Mendel explaining why the Zhdun meme became such a sensation in Eastern Europe.
Media Moments: Media Moments: The real reasons behind the #ElectricYerevan protests #ElectricYerevan is the name of the protest that shook the Armenian capital two years ago. Citizens took to the streets to express their disagreement with a surge in price for electricity. We asked Gegham Vardanyan to fill in the gaps in the news about these events.
Media Moments: Media Moments: The mysterious death of a young man in a jail in Moldova Ten days after being detained for speeding, Andrei Braguta, a young 32-year-old man, died in a Moldovan jail. Olga Gnatkova, a journalist for the online magazine NewsMaker.md tells us about the suspicious circumstances of his death and explains, what this situation says about Moldovan society.
Media Moments: Media Moments: The War of Cyborgs “The war of cyborgs is not science fiction.“ Denis Trubetskoy explains the media war between Russia and Ukraine - and how the Apple Watch became a part of it. Part two of our Media Moments series.
Media Moments: Media Moments: The floating tulip tree Once upon a time, a rich Georgian man decided to ship a tulip tree to his garden, alongside the Black Sea coast. Rayhan Demytrie explains why this story became viral.