Lithuania will expose Kremlin propaganda on TV

In response to the growing information pressure of the Kremlin propaganda in the media, the Lithuanian national broadcasting company LRT is going to release new programs for the Russian-speaking population, and in the autumn it is planned to launch a program that will expose the sources of propaganda and the principles of their action.

According to the Chairman of the LRT Council Žigintas Pyačiulis, the development of conditions for the programs that are planned to be launched in the fall is now being completed. One of the priorities is for just such a program to appear on air. True, the creators of such a program will have to compete with programs of all other genres within the framework of the competition announced by LRT.

“There is something similar in this description - we are talking about a program that will expose the propaganda of hostile states. But whether the independent producers who will participate in this competition will offer such a program and whether its level will be appropriate is a question for the competition and its commission. If a program of this type is not proposed (...), the possibility cannot be ruled out that the LRT administration will then look for other reserves, other ways,” said Pyaciulis.

Although the format of the program and other details, he said, were not discussed at the meeting, it nevertheless referred to the fact that the program could show excerpts of specific propaganda programs with comments.