Episode 698 • • 1:10:50 - 1:14:08
698: Citadels of Censorship
World Press Photo, Gay Rights in Russia
A photograph by Mads Nissen depicting an intimate moment between a gay couple in St. Petersburg won the 2014 World Press Photo of the Year. The hosts discuss this in the context of ongoing Western media narratives regarding homophobia in Russia. They question the severity of the crackdown if such photography and subjects remain active in the country.