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World Free Press Institute Home About About Support Ukraine Why it matters Mission About us Contact More Ukraine media verify make senseof news help keep people from despair The country needs weapons to defend itself and the media need to be able to support journalists so they can continue to work a Ukrainian publisher told Greg Piechota of the International News Media Association. Publishers Oleksandr Chovhan and Oleg Horobets share their thoughts on the current media landscape in Ukraine. Chovhan is the chairman of the Association of Independent Regional Publishers of Ukrainewhichrepresents 20 publishers across Ukraine with 100 local news brands. Horobets is the CEO ofRIA Media a local news publisher based inVinnytsiain central Ukraine which publishes four newspapers and employs 48 journalists.