{"id":1806127,"date":"2022-02-24T19:10:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T00:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1806127"},"modified":"2022-02-24T19:10:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T00:10:24","slug":"the-news-media-maps-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/02\/the-news-media-maps-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"The News Media Maps the Russian Invasion of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a Twitter thread<\/a>, Lisa Charlotte Muth provides a comprehensive list of maps and infographics about the Russian invasion of Ukraine produced by news organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a Twitter thread, Lisa Charlotte Muth provides a comprehensive list of maps and infographics about the Russian invasion of Ukraine produced by news organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[585,464],"class_list":["post-1806127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-conflicts","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1806377,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/how-maps-of-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-can-mislead\/","url_meta":{"origin":1806127,"position":0},"title":"How Maps of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Can Mislead","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"14 March 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"Writing in Foreign Policy, Mateusz Fafinski looks at maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, their disconnect with facts on the ground, and their use in propaganda. \u201cNumerous news outlets and analysts produce maps of the war in Ukraine. 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