Marta Dyczok Libros

The book explores the efforts of Hromadske Radio and Public Radio Ukraine in combating misinformation during Ukraine's Euromaidan protests. It highlights their commitment to delivering accurate and objective news, free from state and corporate censorship. Through their broadcasts, they aimed to inform audiences amidst the chaos of an information war, showcasing the importance of independent media in times of crisis.

Focusing on Ukraine's rich history, the book traces the journey from the medieval era with Volodymyr the Great to the modern-day with Volodymyr Zelensky. It emphasizes Ukraine's role as an active participant in global events rather than a mere pawn. By challenging colonial narratives, it seeks to reshape perceptions of Ukraine, highlighting the distinct identity and contributions of its people throughout history. This work aims to decolonize historical understanding and showcase Ukraine's significant influence on European and global contexts.

This book is like a time capsule containing a selection of interviews that aired on Hromadske Radio’s Ukraine Calling show. They capture what people were thinking during a critical time in the country’s history, from the July 2016 NATO Summit through to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 2019 landslide election victories. Decision makers, opinion makers, and other interesting people commented on events of the day as well as larger issues. Topics range from politics to sports, religion, history, war, books, diplomacy, health, business, art, holidays, foreign policy, anniversaries, public opinion to freedom of speech. Interview guests include Canada’s then Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, writer Andrey Kurkov, Crimean political prisoner Hennadii Afanasiev, who was tortured in 2014, Ukraine’s acting Health Minister Ulana Suprun, American analyst/journalist Brian Whitmore, UNHRC’s Pablo Mateu, ethnologist Ihor Poshyvailo, investment banker Olena Bilan, Tufts University’s Daniel Drezner, a cameo appearance by Boris Johnson, and many more. Together these interviews provide a unique, diverse, and kaleidoscopic perspective conveying the substance, atmosphere, and flavor of Ukraine while it was on the receiving end of a hybrid war from Russia.

This book does what few other works have done: it examines the role media have played in the larger political, economic and social transformations in the post communist space. An international group of scholars from various disciplines explore the complex relations between media, society, and the state in this region over the past twenty years, and present theoretical arguments that challenge dominant views. They scrutinize changes in the public sphere as well as the media itself, its role, format, agenda and quality in the context of changing values and shifting power relationships.