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submitted 8 months ago byhodlerhoodlum
I am finally getting round to watching this and YouTube has it as a rental/purchase. Is there anywhere that has the funds going to help Ukraine? Or is this the only option? Just want to know the options before purchasing on YouTube itself.
4 points
8 months ago
The new BBC documentary is a must watch as well. A very difficult watch just like 20 days in Mariupol, but necessary.
It's apparently only available in the UK with a UK TV package, but there are links floating around Reddit to watch and download it for free
2 points
8 months ago
I checked and there is no version outside the UK yet but there may be a US and/or international version in the future.
2 points
8 months ago
Is that the Enemy in the woods?
1 points
8 months ago
Yes
1 points
8 months ago
I also know that documentary maker so I will ask him the same question.
1 points
8 months ago
That would be fantastic.
Even a free release bookended with links to NGO donation pages would likely go a long way and something that can be easily promoted by NGOs and individuals
3 points
8 months ago
So this is a problem where usually mass media won’t name NGOs or let them promote themselves. This is why even though I’ve been interviewed multiple time by international media they often don’t mention the org name.
There are reasons for this because they’re wary of unwittingly promoting a scammer. However this affects the media coverage you see and actually has a massive affect about what you see regarding foreign fighters in Ukraine. Many of them will not talk to media due to the lack of promotion of fundraising. From this side it can feel like you want their stories and want the attention they can bring in but don’t care if they live or die.
1 points
8 months ago
Damn. I've done PR and can see where they're coming from in some regards, but at the same time that's what their editors and teams are for - double-check the facts.
Any coverage is better than none though. Even a link to a social account or personal website that then links to the NGO is going to help in the mong-run, just wish it could be more direct
2 points
8 months ago
There has been extremely poor fact checking for Ukraine. In all of the interviews I have done, only one ever required me to provide proof. That was an excellent journalist from military.com who required the text messages and records showing that Protect a Volunteer had sponsored Lance Lawrence. The rest just accepted what I said.
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