We Finns seldom get proper glimpses into Russian journalism but what most of us are familiar with is this Johan Bäckman guy who apparently gets interviewed quite a lot by Russian media and touted as an expert on all things topical (as in Finnish-Russian families being allegedly broken up and the children taken wrongfully into custody etc.). From your perspective, to what extent is this Bäckman/Бекман character visible / does he carry a lot of clout when it comes to projecting image of Finnish goings-on to the average Russian?
Secondly, can you estimate if the average tone of news when it comes to reporting on Finland has undergone any changes recently or at all?
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Hello Alexei and greetings from Finland.
We Finns seldom get proper glimpses into Russian journalism but what most of us are familiar with is this Johan Bäckman guy who apparently gets interviewed quite a lot by Russian media and touted as an expert on all things topical (as in Finnish-Russian families being allegedly broken up and the children taken wrongfully into custody etc.). From your perspective, to what extent is this Bäckman/Бекман character visible / does he carry a lot of clout when it comes to projecting image of Finnish goings-on to the average Russian?
Secondly, can you estimate if the average tone of news when it comes to reporting on Finland has undergone any changes recently or at all?
Thanks for the AMA, appreciate the work you do.
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