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How the Media Works

Political scientists and media experts on the functions of the “fourth branch” of government

Stanislav Klimovich, political scientist, Free University of Berlin
Tatyana Ivanova, media expert, managing partner of the Academy of Ukrainian Press, Kyiv
Anna Litvinenko, media expert, Free University of Berlin

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