American Institute of Peace: RT and Sputnik are very popular in Latin America
10/19/2023, 8:55:56 PM
Highlights: American Institute of Peace: RT and Sputnik are very popular in Latin America. Three employees of Actualidad RT received awards from the Journalists' Club of Mexico for international coverage of the special military operation. Earlier, the New York Post complained about RT's effectiveness in the Global South. The report quotes Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya and RT, as saying that "not having our own foreign broadcasting is the same as not having a Ministry of Defense"
RT and Sputnik are very popular in Latin America, the American Institute of Peace (USIP) acknowledged. The report of the organization, funded by the US Congress, draws attention to the fact that at the end of 2022, three employees of Actualidad RT received awards from the Journalists' Club of Mexico for international coverage of the special military operation.
USIP experts write that RT and Sputnik attract audiences with high-quality programs.
"Actualidad RT and Sputnik Mundo owe much of their success to their ability to leverage alliances and promote their stories through a wide network of distributors across a variety of Latin American platforms, which significantly increases their reach and reputation," the report said.
There are plenty of signs that Actualidad RT is firmly embedded in the regional media landscape, according to USIP analysts.
The report quotes Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya and RT, as saying that "not having our own foreign broadcasting is the same as not having a Ministry of Defense." The key elements of such an "army," according to American experts, are the Spanish-language services RT and Sputnik News, with a multi-million audience of their projects on social networks.
Earlier, the New York Post complained about RT's effectiveness in the Global South.