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August 2024 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Monthly: Opposition Party Links Falling Birth Rate to War Media Coverage

Latvia's opposition party LPV claimed that constant media coverage of the war in Ukraine was causing fears that contributed to Latvia's declining birth rate. The party suggested that the focus on the war should be reduced, downplaying security threats and shifting attention from Russia and Ukraine.

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May 27th - June 2nd, 2024 by Urtė Andriukaitytė

Lithuania Weekly: second round of presidential elections and re-elected President

Lithuanian media outlets with ties to the Kremlin prioritised domestic issues again this week. During the analysed period, discussions about the second round of Presidential elections occurred, where the incumbent President, Gitanas Nausėda, won over Ingrida Šimonytė in a landslide victory, were still highly present.

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February 26th - March 3rd, 2024 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Weekly: Media and Trump

In the examined week, the content surrounded domestic issues such as corruption and media funding and international topics such as the upcoming US elections, NATO and assistance for Ukraine. Most notably, there is a highly critical view of the capabilities and the effectiveness of NATO, which were also prominent in the prior two weeks. The reasoning for such claims is rooted in the unwillingness of other NATO states to help in the case of an attack. Regarding content, the leading platform remains TikTok which garners the most engagement and there is a significant decrease in engagement with content published on Facebook. Although some of the examined content creators are increasingly more active on Twitter/X, engagement remains low.

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December 4th - December 10th, 2023 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Weekly: Taxes and the poor

This week there was a lot of talk about the 2024 Estonian budget and how this new budget will create more poverty and monetary hardships for the Estonian people. There was also a lot of mention of Prime Minister Kaya Kallas, her meeting with Ukrainian president Zelensky, and how many other politicians agree that her resignation would help the political situation in Estonia improve.

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