Next week is the second week of November, and we know what it means: another edition of Online Talks on Eurasian Media – the collaborative initiative between TaRC and the Russian Media Lab (University of Helsinki) – is upon us!
On Tuesday 10 November, we will hear Dr Jānis Juzefovičs, Senior Researcher of Rīga Stradiņš University, present his study on Latvian and Estonian Russophone audiences and their exercise of news repertoires.
Juzefovičs’ study examines how audiences of the sizeable Russophone minority in Latvia and Estonia have reshaped their news repertoires following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The ensuing ban on Russian state-aligned media has adjusted the news repertoires for some of the audiences who still use Russian state media, although the share of Russophones for whom Russian state-aligned media is central has decreased significantly. Concurrently, there has been a notable increase in the share of those who continue accessing the banned news providers via social media.
Speaker bio:
Dr Jānis Juzefovičs is a Senior Researcher at Rīga Stradiņš University. In his research, Juzefovičs examines audiences of journalism in the Baltic states, with a particular focus on Russophone audiences in Latvia and Estonia.
Event information:
This Online Talk takes place om Zoom on Tuesday 10 November 2026, 12.00–13.30 Finnish time (GMT+2). Discussion will be moderated by Dr Olga Dovbysh (University of Helsinki).
Participation in the event requires registration. Please registrate via this link before Sunday 8 November 2026, 23.45 Finnish time.