New Strategy: 36 Employees of the Russian Editorial Office of LSM Laid Off in Latvia
Structural changes, including the closure of Latvian Radio 4 and changes in Russian-language content at LSM, are part of the implementation of the strategy. “This strategy involves the consolidation of functions, reduction of duplication, effective use of resources, and a unified content creation model in all languages,” explained Lochmele.
LSM retained 28 positions for employees who previously worked on creating content in Russian: 19 are related to the content of the Russian-language section of the lsm.lv portal, eight are involved in creating multimedia content, and one is focused on creating content in Ukrainian.
The Russian-language content of LSM will be exclusively digital. The lsm.lv portal will provide essential information in foreign languages, including English, Ukrainian, and Russian. It is planned that about 70% of the materials will be adaptations from Latvian, 25% will consist of original content and audiovisual formats, and 5% will be comments and opinions on current societal processes.
Particular attention will be paid to original materials on cultural and historical topics.