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Plus Communications is working with the Ukrainian Volunteer Journalist Initiative, a community of reporters, business owners, lawyers and students, to assist foreign journalists covering the Russian invasion of the country.
The volunteer organization wants to make sure the Ukrainian perspective is presented in the global media. UVJI produces a daily news digest of translated news from military, civilian and support fronts.
It will help jounalists report about political and cultural developments in Ukraine and work to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda.
Launched Feb. 27, three days after the Russian invasion, UVJI also will connect foreign reporters with members of the Ukraine government and help research potential stories.
It also will send story pitches and find guests for radio, TV and online reports.
Based in Arlington, VA, Plus will book interviews for US media outlets with UVJI staffers in Ukraine and with members of parliament, former government leaders and citizens impacted by the war.
The public affairs shop is working on a pro bono basis.
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Apr. 12, 2022, by Joe Honick
An outstanding effort for imperative reasons as press people are not only reporting under wartime circumstances but getting wounded and dying as well. It must also be noted and heralded with huge respect that the sound and clear broadcast pictures we see daily are produced by crews whose faces and names do not appear...and who also are subject to the pressures of a barbaric Russian military...who, with gutsy men and women media have to function amid realities we are warned "could be disturbing."
It is these truths and more that should treat the vulgarities of Trump and the disloyal far right with the loathing they richly deserve for their total lack of decency in failing to recognize these courageous professionals.