Quote Originally Posted by maryo View Post
..... I am a U.S. citizen who has asked on other sites for examples from other U.S. citizens when they write about Russophobia or how people in the U.S. only receive negative news about Russia..... I ask because I have not seen only bad news about Russia in the U.S. press. What are they reading?.... If other citizens see things I don't, show me where to look!....
And I wanna know what you're reading too. I haven't seen those positive news feeds in the mainstream American media. It would be really cool to read them.
My sources are:
1. The Washington Post
2. The New York Times
3. Forbes
4. Reuters
5. The Associated Press
6. The Los Angeles Times
7. CNN
8. Fox News (the worst)
9. Business Insider
10. The BBC - But their Russian articles were so weird, I stopped reading them.

Those are the ones I read the most. I'll give at least one example for each.

Quote Originally Posted by maryo View Post
.....I don't have time to read every newspaper or website based in Western media, especially as I am trying to read Russian newspapers and translating some of them is difficult for me.....
I have the time. I'm a speed reader. The brain can absorb information faster by simple word recognition and association.
The same thing applies when learning another language.
My Russian news sources are:
1. Rossiyskaya Gazeta
2. Komsomolskaya Pravda - Btw, it has a really cool section about growing veggies.
3. Krasnaya Zvezda
4. Moskovsky Komsomolets
5. Argumenty i Facty
6. Russia Today
7. Pravda
8. Sputnik International

If you hear and use words enough, you always remember them.

Quote Originally Posted by maryo View Post
.....As a side note, the use of the word "defeated" is often used in sports or competition here where I live.....
Well, "destroyed" would be the word to use... if you're hanging out at a local club. But Eurovision isn't a local dance club so no reason to tear it up, right?
So who invitied Brokncyde or Does It Offend You Yeah to the Eurovision finals... LOL! I mean I seriously doubt that it should get that skanky.
But yeah, there was booing in the crowd. I couldn't believe it... dead! 2 words - Totally rude! Варвар!

Okay, so I'm not perfect, right? And I've been on lock-down a lot at home but hey, I wouldn't even boo or use words like "defeated" at a formal social function.
And it was never a "fight" between Sweden and Russia. It was just a multi-cultural social function for audiophiles.
Imo, a cool headline woulda been "Sweden Owned Eurovision". That doesn't target other contestants and it totally is more "achievement" oriented.
Music isn't a conquest - well, unless you're all over metal, right?

EXAMPLES OF WESTERN MEDIA RUSSOPHOBIA:

1. The Washington Post - 21 May 2015

Rather than confirm Mr. Kerry’s wishful assertion that cooperation is possible, Mr. Putin’s followers are crowing about what they describe as an American climb-down. Having failed to change Russian policy with sanctions and isolation, they say, President Obama has accepted that he must court the Kremlin and concede its core demands. Russian officials and media pointedly noted that Mr. Kerry did not challenge the Russian annexation of Crimea — the signal achievement of Mr. Putin’s aggression — in the talks.
The U.S. Continues To Send The Wrong Message To Russia

2. The New York Times - 22 May 2015

But Mr. Putin has put so much pressure on Ukraine and the five other countries to back away from any shift toward the West that the European Union on Friday declared its Riga meeting a success simply because leaders had managed to stand still.
Russia Casts A Shadow Over European Meeting

3. Forbes Magazine - 7 January 2015

This year will be a tough one for Vladimir Putin as the Russian people come to better understand the huge social and economic costs of his Ukraine venture. Putin has violated his pledge of growth and prosperity. He has lost Ukraine and has turned Russia into a rogue state. The sanctions combined with low oil prices have created a perfect storm of declining living standards and double digit inflation that is draining Russia of its reserves. Russia now lacks the resources for a Novorossiya campaign (which the Russian people show little interest anyway). Putin has created the opportunity for a new Ukraine and for regime change at home. We must wonder, like President Obama does, whether this guy is smart after all.
Will 2015 Be A Turning Point For Putin And His Regime?

4. Reuters - Today

Germany protested to Russia on Monday over Moscow's refusal to let a conservative German lawmaker into the country, a decision the Foreign Ministry criticized as unacceptable, in the latest sign of East-West tensions over the Ukraine crisis.
Karl-Georg Wellmann, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats and head of the German-Ukraine parliamentary group, had called Russia a "warmonger" earlier this year for supporting separatist forces in Ukraine, which Moscow denies.
Wellmann, who has called for tougher sanctions against Russia, told Reuters he spent the whole of Sunday night in the transit section of a Moscow airport and flew home the next morning, having been told he was not allowed to enter the country until 2019. He said no reason was given.
He said that he had a diplomatic passport to enter Russia, and had planned to meet Russian and German embassy officials.
"I wasn't planning to meet any opposition leaders or demonstrators," he told Reuters. "Evidently I was stopped by certain powers."
Germany protests 'unacceptable' ejection of Merkel party MP from Moscow

And all Wellmann wanted to do was start a Color Revolution in Russia. How unfair! Now the Russian people will miss out on all that bloodshed and violence!
Btw, has anyone seen the massive list of Russians that are denied entry in European countries and the US?
But somehow it's wrong if it's Russia that does it......

5. The Associated Press - Today

The exercise is part of a series of Russian military maneuvers taking place amid tensions with the West over Russian actions in Ukraine. The current drills are preparation for even more massive Center-2015 maneuvers set for later this year.
Russia Launches Massive Air Force Exercise With 250 Aircraft

So the message here is that it's okay if the US launches military exercises in Korea amid the North-South tensions - But it's not okay if Russia has exercises in it's own country.

6. The Los Angeles Times - 2 May 2015

Still, hostile words emanating from Moscow, an escalation of Russian warplane intrusions into or near NATO airspace and incidents like the September abduction of an Estonian security official along the Russian border have eroded Latvians' confidence that the Western military bloc would protect them from the stealth intrusions and disinformation that Russia has used to destabilize Ukraine.
Latvia, With A Large Minority Of Russians, Worries About Putin's Goals

So when was this famous Russia-Latvia war? I totally did miss that. Also, I'm totally certain it was the Euromaidan that destabilized Ukraine, not Russia.

7. CNN - Today

At the center of Roscosmos' problems is the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The new space launch site in the eastern part of the country was originally set to open by the end of this year, and its first manned missions were planned for 2018.
But the project has suffered a series of setbacks because of funding problems and alleged corruption. Golikova, the audit chief, said construction costs have ballooned by 20%. Several criminal cases are under way over corruption allegations.
The cosmodrome is crucial for Russia's ability to launch rockets. The country still relies on the Soviet-era Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for its space travel.
$1.8 Billion Disappears In Russian Space Program

This one is totally bizarre! It's the Russian Federation that kept the International Space Station manned and successful since it's conception, not the US or Europe.
Also, the US doesn't even have a working space program.
And btw, rockets are also launched from Plesetsk in Arkhangelsk. Baikonur is NOT Russia's only means for launching rockets.
So if a rocket crashes in the US then that's a mechanical issue. But if one fails in Russia then it's corruption? I totally do NOT get that... period!
All the article proves is that Russia IS fighting corruption.

8. Fox News - 26 April 2015

That Obama’s emails were obtained by Russian hackers in particular – presumed to be linked to the Russian government – caused the intrusion to be seen as so serious that officials met on a nearly daily basis for several weeks afterwards, The Times reported.
“It’s the Russian angle to this that’s particularly worrisome,” a senior US official told The Times.
While the White House is hit by daily cyber attacks, primarily from Russia and China, the hacking occurred at a time of renewed tension with Russia, particularly over the crisis in Ukraine and Russia's military patrols in Europe.
Russian Hackers Obtained Obama's Unclassified Emails, Report Says

So if the NSA listens to Merkel's private phone then it's "National Security". But if Russia does something similar then it's "hacking".
Does the phrase "double standard" have any meaning in Washington DC's life?

9. Business Insider - 12 November 2014

Back in 1939, Winston Churchill famously remarked that Russia was "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."
For most people, his words ring true to this day.
Although Russia is the largest country in the world and has the eighth-largest GDP, little is widely known about the nation and its culture.
30 Crazy Things You Didn't Know About Russia

Churchill. The same dude that tried to get the US to nuke the USSR in a surprise attack... After the Russians defeated the Nazis in the Battle of Berlin.
Imo, Churchill was the riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. So maybe he was looking at a mirror when he said that.

And those are a lot friendlier than their news feeds last year. And they are considered to be the most successful and reputable western news services.
I refuse to read anything else from the BBC but you can find their propaganda by typing the search term "BBC on Russia".

If you need any more examples of Russophobia in the western media, just ask. I have a huge collection of links for all those sources.