“I am utterly appalled at some individuals who dare to call themselves reporters referring to refugees from the Middle East as ‘uncivilised ‘ as opposed to Ukrainians who are fleeing.” This is how one Ukrainian journalist, Anastasiia Lapatina, reacted to the coverage by some Western media outlets reporting on the conflict in Ukraine, compared to similar crises in Iraq, Syria, or Afghanistan. Patience has been wearing thin amongst many who have decided to speak out against a variety of mainstream media outlets that have increasingly been called into question for their biased and discriminatory …