Rain’s editor-in-chief says Russians are searching for trusted information about the war in Ukraine especially now that so many men are being conscripted into the army
As Russia moves to intensify its military campaign in Ukraine and the army’s partial mobilization descends into chaos, millions of Russians desperate to find out what’s going on have turned to a news service that’s been banned by the government.
Mr. Dzyadko said Russians have been searching for trusted information about the war especially now that so many men are being conscripted into the army. “We draw the picture of reality for our viewers,” he said in an interview from Riga. “The state TV channel, they are drawing the picture of their propaganda reality. We show them what is really happening.”and the station receives hundreds of e-mails every day, he added.
It launched in 2010 as the brainchild of Natalya Sindeyeva, a Moscow socialite who owned a top-40 radio station, and her husband, Sasha Vinokurov, an investment banker. Ms. Sindeyeva’s dream was to create a media space that celebrated youth, diversity and inclusion, and she dubbed Rain “The Optimism Channel.”
Russia has banned nearly 17,000 websites, including Facebook, Twitter and most foreign news sites, since the war started, according to Top10VPN.com, a London-based research company. But it has not blocked YouTube although some content has been restricted. Rain now has around 60 staff, down from 200 during its heyday. It’s funded mainly through donations and recently launched a GoFundMe campaign. Some additional revenue comes from cable TV carriers and by sharing ad revenue with YouTube.
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