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Articles by Halyna Herasym
What is the meaning of journalism in Ukraine today?
Ukraine’s journalists are often told we need to react to information warfare. But let’s not forget what we can do to de-intensify this conflict. When armed conflict broke out in Ukraine’s Donbass in spring 2014, many Donetsk journalists found themselves on the frontline by chance. Some of the city’s editorial offices changed their addresses, while others had to close down their operations entirely.
Disconnected society: how the war in the Donbas has affected Ukraine
An Italian journalist once asked me why I love my country. He also asked me whether I consider myself Ukrainian. After all, I was born in the Donbas, and I speak mostly Russian in my everyday life. But just because my home is now a war zone and my mother tongue is Russian doesn’t make me any less a citizen of Ukraine, or infringe my ability to relate to my country with respect, love and healthy criticism. Recently, I was asked another question at a Kyiv hospital.
Liberal democracy: a hard choice for Ukraine
Since war broke out in 2014, Ukraine has experienced a difficult period both for its citizens and liberal values, which are the bedrock of any democratic state. The war has affected almost everybody in the country, and the conflict has become a justification for illiberal initiatives undertaken by Ukraine’s state apparatus. For Ukrainian society, the choice in favour of liberal freedoms is becoming more and more difficult. At first glance, restricting them seems to be necessary.
Goodbye, Radio Vesti
Since 4 March, you can no longer tune into Radio Vesti — Ukraine’s only talk radio station —in Kyiv. Prior to this, nearly all of the radio station’s journalists resigned, as well as most of the station’s technical staff. Radio Vesti stopped its broadcast operation after a decision by the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council, which regulates Ukraine’s airwaves.
Armenia in the trap of “national unity”
In Armenia, calls to remain united in the face of external aggression are shutting down criticism and promoting pro-regime politics, even among the opposition. 2016 was a year of tumultuous change and continuous challenges. It was a year of crisis for liberal capitalist democracies in the west, which witnessed the rise of right-wing nationalist political parties and movements.
Where now for Ukraine’s brave new journalism?
Three years on from the start of Ukraine’s democratic revolution, freedom of speech still isn’t valued by the authorities. And there’s only more ways to shut down debate. ??????? The start of 2017 saw Ukraine shaken by another “tape scandal”. Alexander Onishchenko, a Ukrainian MP who recently fled the country (and is accused of embezzling funds from a state-owned gas producer), has accused president Petro Poroshenko of creating a huge system of political corruption.
Crimea: freedom of speech turns to freedom of silence
Crimea has had no independent media for two and a half years now — a Crimean journalist speaks about the situation on condition of anonymity. The author, a Crimean journalist, has requested that we publish this article anonymously. In March 2014, after the referendum on Crimea’s “unification” with Russia that was not recognised beyond the latter’s borders, Ukrainian legislation was gradually squeezed out by Russian law.
Totalitarian tendencies in post-Maidan Ukraine
Under Ukraine’s pre-Maidan criminal regime, any pressure on journalists used to provoke a wave of indignation. This indignation, which came from journalists, human rights defenders and civic activists themselves, even became a precursor to the first Maidan in independent Ukraine — the protests under the banner of “Ukraine without Kuchma”.
Quiet American: Sophie Pinkham in Ukraine
Black Square is essential reading for anyone struggling to understand the instability on the edge of Europe — with a dizzyingly colourful cast of characters who never come across like clichés. Sophie Pinkham’s Black Square starts out seeming like a slow and leisurely book — until it causes you to have a crying fit in a fast food place selling chebureki at 1am.
Coup talk in Ukraine
The war in the east, the rise of paramilitaries and polarised public opinion are feeding fears of a violent seizure of power in Kyiv. Could Ukraine follow in Turkey’s footsteps? Once again, Ukrainians are discussing the possibility of a military coup in their country.
Kazakhstan: the limits of authoritarian crisis management
Violent attacks on state institutions have shaken the Nazarbayev regime in recent weeks, exposing its fixation on controlling information rather than managing the country. When a gunman killed five people in central Almaty on 18 July, his shots reverberated far beyond the leafy boulevards of Kazakhstan’s southern capital.
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