miércoles, 30 de septiembre de 2015

Augusto Soto - Russia and China Should Reinforce Joint Media Efforts – Strategic Culture Foundation on-line journal > Russia and China Should Reinforce Joint Media Efforts > Strategic-Culture.org - Strategic Culture Foundation

Augusto Soto - Russia and China Should Reinforce Joint Media Efforts – Strategic Culture Foundation on-line journal > Russia and China Should Reinforce Joint Media Efforts > Strategic-Culture.org - Strategic Culture Foundation





Russia and China Should Reinforce Joint Media Efforts

 

The
old saying stating that each new generation had to learn history in
order not to commit the same mistakes has become quite topical. Current
events are broadcasted to people who read fewer books than ever and
increasingly rely on fast-changing virtual content containing
unconcealed US propaganda.

Many
around the world who grew up on textbooks and movies, convinced that
the most decisive battles against Nazism and fascism took place in
Western Europe and Northern Africa, were surprised on September 3 in
Beijing, and previously, on May 9 in Moscow, as both capitals celebrated
the World War II victory. Citizens from around the world learned about
enormous Chinese contribution to Japan’s defeat and Russia’s key role in
Stalingrad, Moscow and Leningrad epic battles signalling the beginning
of the end of Hitler. Both cases summarize 
crucial contributions to the defeat of Nazism that would otherwise leave no hope for the mankind.


It
would be easy to assume that the one-sided historic narrative produced
and spread by US media, including Hollywood, is slightly crumbling to
give way to a more international plural view. But the process is slow
and painful, in spite of media coverage carried out by powerful channels
such as Sputnik and RT in Russia, CCTV, Caixin and Southern China
Weekly magazines in China, plus The BRICS Post (among others),
broadcasting and publishing in Russian, Chinese, English, Spanish,
Portuguese and many more languages from each continent.