The document discusses different media coverage of the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine from 2013-2014. It analyzes how Ukrainian and international media covered the events, including coverage by the Ukrainian online newspaper Euromaidan Press. It also discusses official reactions to the protests from organizations like the UN and NATO. The document examines how some French and UK publishers placed Crimea in Russia on maps after Russia's annexation of the peninsula. It argues that Ukrainian journalists were often braver and more truthful in their coverage of the events than other international media.

1. Ukrainian and
international media
that cover this event

2. Euromaidan was a wave of demonstrations and civil
unrest in Ukraine, which began on the night of 21
November 2013 with public protests in Maidan
Nezalezhnosti in Kiev, demanding closer European
integration.
The scope of the
protests expanded,
with many calls for
the resignation of
President Viktor
Yanukovych and his
government.

3. The protests ultimately led to the 2014 Ukrainian
revolution. Many protesters joined because of the
violent dispersal of protesters on 30 November and "a
will to change life in Ukraine". By 25 January 2014, the
protests had been fueled by the perception of
"widespread government corruption", "abuse of power",
and "violation of human rights in Ukraine".

4. So let’s find out how different medias (Ukrainian
and international) cover one story – Maidan. Let’s
have a look at first Ukrainian online newspaper
called ‘Euromaidan Press’. It’s quite prestigious
edition that has been cited by:

6. Interview with French journalist Sebastien
Gobert about events in Ukraine

8. It’s very interesting to read international opinion
about Ukrainian events.
On the 21th of November 2013 all world was talking
about Maidan. It was shocking either for Ukrainians or
for Europeans.

9. So analyzing Ukrainian
media attentively (like
Gaseta.ua, Channel 5,
European press) we can
read all hurt and pain
through this materials. We
also can see new wave of
nationalism in Ukrainian’s
hurts.
Ukrainian journalists don’t
afraid to say about Russian
participation in this cruel
events…
The first heroes murdered during the
Maidan protests

11. Have a look at some official reactions of international
organizations:
 UN — Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated on 3 December
"I appeal to all parties to act with restraint, avoid any
further violence and to uphold the democratic principles of
freedom of expression and peaceful assembly".
 NATO — When asked about "pressure put on Ukraine" the
Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated on
28 November "If anyone puts pressure on Ukraine in order to
prevent Ukraine from deciding freely on Ukraine's
affiliation, its alliances, then this will be in contradiction
with the principles to which we all subscribed many years
ago, in 1999, when an OSCE document was signed under
which each individual country has the right to decide for
itself. We're sticking to that principle, and we do hope that
all of the other countries that signed that document do the
same".

12. Believe it or not, French and UK publishers placed
Crimea in Russia for one new map!
Two renowned publishing houses have found
themselves at the heart of a media storm for
featuring maps showing the Black Sea peninsula of
Crimea as belonging to Russia.

13. Wall in Moscow showing map of Crimea and words
‘Crimea and Russia together forever’ (Vladimir
Filonov, MT)

14. It’s true that media literacy in our country is not
developed so much as in Europe BUT this revolution
showed that Ukrainians journalists sometimes are more
brave and truthful then any other! Any other media was
more honest as Ukrainian ones during this events.
So, personally
I think, that
Europe should
learn some
thing from
Ukraine.