What Is RT?
Abstrak
This chapter traces the trajectory of RT from its soft-power Russia Today manifestation to its rebranding as RT and its adoption of an anti-Western populist repertoire to its role as a disinformation apologist for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Drawing on interviews with its staff, the chapter reveals how RT’s pre-2022 operating mode reflected its simultaneous self-representation as official state mouthpiece, openly counterhegemonic alt-media outlet, and reputable broadcaster providing global news coverage. RT’s shift from the overt dissemination of positive images of Russia to negative assaults on its adversaries explains the channel’s aspirations to advance alternative narratives touting ruptures in the geopolitical power balance. By embracing principles that enjoy global support—like those behind anti-woke rhetoric—RT insinuates that Russia is the driving force behind them. The chapter considers the contradiction entailed in advocating an emphasis on complexity and contradiction over the linear certainties of information war narratives while advancing this book’s own framing of the broadcaster’s place in the global media conflict.
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Stephen Hutchings
Vera Tolz
Precious Chatterje-Doody
Rhys Crilley
Marie Gillespie
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- 10.7591/cornell/9781501777639.003.0003
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