In 1957, the Soviet Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite, caused the “Sputnik crisis” in the United States and soon led to the “space race.” Modern Russia’s generously-funded international broadcasting complex has recently launched their own Sputnik, “a major new media brand with modern multimedia centers in dozens of countries”—escalating the ongoing information race between … Continue reading Russia’s “Sputnik News” Signals Renewed Information Race