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'The perception that Western media is lopsided in favour of Israel gave Sputnik and RT a boost'
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In an RSF interview, Dr Hellyer discussed how Russian state media such as Sputnik and RT are perceived in the Middle East. He said Arab audiences see them as anti-Western media, and that perceived Western bias in favour of Israel gave them a boost.
Sputnik and RT don't operate in a media universe that is somehow a vacuum otherwise.
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H.A. Hellyer, interview, “'The perception that Western media is lopsided in favour of Israel gave Sputnik and RT a boost',” Reporters Without Borders (RSF), 25 September 2025, https://rsf.org/en/ha-hellyer-perception-western-media-lopsided-favour-israel-gave-sputnik-and-rt-boost-middle-east.
Hellyer, H.A. (2025, September 25). 'The perception that Western media is lopsided in favour of Israel gave Sputnik and RT a boost' [Interview]. Reporters Without Borders (RSF). https://rsf.org/en/ha-hellyer-perception-western-media-lopsided-favour-israel-gave-sputnik-and-rt-boost-middle-east
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