Who is popular today?

There’s no shortage of excellent analysis of the Ukraine crisis, but there’s nothing to match the contributions of people at the sharp end of itRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThe Ezra Klein Show (The New York Times) | nytimes.comFile on Four: Ukraine: War Stories (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsInvaded: Voicemails from Ukraine (Tortoise Media) | tortoisemedia.comExplaining Ukraine (UkraineWorld) | spotify The Sky News Daily Podcast (Sky) | sky.comWar on Truth (Radio 4) BBC SoundsGod, the news is devastating at the moment. At least it is here. On Ezra Klein’s podcast, New Yorker staff writer Masha Gessen explained that, in Russia, the news is… OK. Same as ever. Just the usual five minute on-the-hour TV bulletin. Perhaps a mention of the “special military operation” in Ukraine, but “the actual tenor and flow of news hasn’t changed”. Continue reading...