Vladislav Faraponov has been appointed Head of Editorial of the English-language web portals of the State Enterprise ‘The International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform of Ukraine’

Vladyslav Faraponov

Vladyslav Faraponov, an Americanist and head of the Institute of American Studies think tank, has joined the Ukrainian broadcasting team. He will be responsible for the content and development of the English-language web portals The Gaze and UATV.English, which are part of the state-owned Multimedia Platform for Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine.

Vladyslav Faraponov will be responsible for the development and implementation of the content strategy of the English-language web portals, coordination of the editorial team, interaction with external authors, communication with the audience of The Gaze and UATV.English websites and social networks, cooperation of these brands with international media, interaction with diplomatic circles, expert and public communities.

‘To be honest, I accepted this offer without hesitation – I saw it as both a professional challenge and an important mission. Telling the world about Ukraine in an understandable language is both easy, because many people are already doing it, and difficult, because it is necessary to constantly improve approaches to distribution. That’s why it was a matter of honour for me to join the foreign language broadcasting, in particular, to work for the English-speaking audience,’ said Vladyslav Faraponov.

As an analyst, he specialises in Ukrainian-American relations, US foreign and domestic policy, is the chairman and founder of the Institute of American Studies think tank, and has worked as an analyst and project coordinator at Internews Ukraine.

About The Gaze and UATV.English

The Gaze and UATV.English are part of the state-owned Multimedia Broadcasting Platform of Ukraine, which includes seven media brands – FREEDOM, Dim, UATV.English, UATV.Arabic, UATV.Español, The Gaze, UATV.Português – that produce and broadcast content in six languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian, Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese.

The Gaze is an English-language Ukrainian foreign-language media outlet that aims to introduce the mass Western audience to the phenomenon of the New Europe and Ukraine as its component, its people, history, nature, culture, politics, economy and influence on the global future. Currently, The Gaze content is available on The Gaze web portal, The Gaze YouTube channel, and on Facebook and TikTok.

UATV.English is an English-language Ukrainian media outlet that focuses on Ukraine’s information agenda and key analyses of Ukrainian and international events from a Ukrainian perspective. Currently, UATV.English content is available on the web portal, the UATV.English YouTube channel, and on Facebook and X social media.