Although I am currently retired from full-time work in international organizations/affairs, I was reincarnated as an adjunct professor a few years back. Among others, I teach a course in Comparative Politics to international students, several of whom are Russian nationals.

This article should elicit some excellent discussion from my students, especially since one of our comparative topics is how the media influences politics in a given nation and/or vice versa.

I am not sure who your "usual jousting partners" are, but I am with Gore Vidal on what our own mainstream media is:



Any DUers who live in or who visit Washington, DC should visit the Newseum. http://www.newseum.org/

It's a great learning experience.