Interactive lecture: how politicians fight for our attention

The Narva Museum invites everyone interested to another free lecture of the MediaRadar project. After the lecture the discussion continues over coffee and light snacks.

In political communication, simple answers to complicated questions, strong messages and big promises are heard more and more often. Where does the line lie between ordinary political communication and populism? How do individual statements and conflicts become the most important news of the day? And why do some political messages reach people more than others?

Drawing on examples from Estonia and other European countries, we will explore how to recognise manipulation, separate important information from political and media noise, and assess politicians’ promises with a critical eye.

The journalist and communications expert Artur Aukon, who has 25 years of media experience, will lead us into the exciting world of political intrigue and manipulation. He has worked for many years as an editor and presenter at Radio 4 and at ETV+ and ERR, covering Estonian politics and elections. In recent years he has been actively engaged in political communication and has run media literacy and information security training.

We invite everyone to think and discuss together!

Lecture duration: 90 minutes.

The event is held in Russian.

Admission is free, but registration is required. The number of places is limited.

This is a public event and will be filmed for publication.

The event is supported by the Swiss–Estonian cooperation programme project MediaRadar (2024–2028), implemented together with the National Library and the Ministry of Culture. The project is co-financed by Switzerland to reduce economic and social disparities in the European Union.