New Resources on SRAS

[Sentinel76 Astrakhan]

Josh, 
With all due respect, #9 in your article "12 Russian Brands" doesn't make any sense.  Granted, it's the only "Russian brand" that I am familiar with, and I'm grateful for this interesting information, but... Russian TV News?  Seriously?
Yes, I have read your explanation:
"Russian television news does tend towards a conservative, pro-government, anti-US slant – however, they also don’t generally purport to be unbiased. Many editors and government officials will admit that the news is slanted and argue that all news is opinionated in some way. I would agree with that.  Most Russians get the bulk of their news from TV, but also state in polls that they don’t trust the news; they realize that it is at least partially propaganda." 

Doesn't it invalidate each and every advantage that Russian News has over the American counterparts?  It's propaganda, plain and simple.  It doesn't matter how many people "realize" that it's propaganda (do they, now?), because it's still propaganda.  Its informational value is very low, and, much like in the Soviet times, one has to sieve through tons of debris to find specs of gold.
That's not to say American news aren't lame, they most certainly are, which is why TV is generally a poor source of the news.  They can even be biased (Fox, MSNBC), but still they ain't got nuthin' on Russian TV.
On the other hand:  thanks for all other entries.  I will look them up in stores here in NYC.
Sincerely,
Vadim Astrakhanwww.vvinenglish.com


Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:33:21 +0400
From: jwilson at SRAS.ORG
Subject: [SEELANGS] New Resources on SRAS
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU

  12 Russian Brands You Should Buyhttp://students.sras.org/12-russian-brands-that-beat-out-western-competitors/Those of you who teach modern culture as part of your classes might find this useful.  
Josh Wilson
Assistant Director
The School of Russian and Asian Studies
Editor in Chief
Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies
SRAS.org 
jwilson at sras.org
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