Galina Timchenko as she receives the Gwen Ifill Award at the 2022 CPJ International Press Freedom Awards, in New York on November 17, 2022. DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
Amid the uncertainty surrounding Trump's plans for Ukraine and Russia's ongoing manipulation of facts, Russian media outlets in exile are more committed than ever to their mission. "Providing an alternative perspective and information that stands apart from Kremlin propaganda. This is especially important for our readers who are still living in Russia," said Galina Timchenko, founder of Meduza, one of the most popular exiled media outlets with 10 to 15 million readers a month, over half of whom are in Russia.
"The Trump plan is clearly dictated by Putin's demands. But, in Russia, most people no longer even try to understand. It's up to us to inform them, to make them think," said another voice among the roughly 1,500 Russian journalists who, working for nearly 70 media organizations, went into exile to flee propaganda and repression.
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