Biography
Franak Viačorka — Belarusian journalist, Vice President of Digital Communication Network, Digital Dtrategies Analyst for the US Global Media Agency, the mentor of the Political Marketing Program of the PR-FRF
He concurrently works as the consultant for U.S. Agency for Global Media, and Creative Director of RFE/RL Belarus service. He is a co-author of award-winning multimedia projects, documentaries, and feature films.
Franak conducted more than 50 training courses on digital communication and New Media for activists and journalists from Europe and the United States. He is a well-known expert in Russian disinformation. Recently he researched Kremlin-backed Media, think-tanks and NGO abroad, and the role of Russian orthodox church. He has served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Defense, Freedom House, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, spoke at various events in the National Endowment for Democracy, Atlantic Council.
Franak graduated from American University in Washington D.C. and Warsaw University in Poland, he also studied in Georgetown University, College of Europe and European Humanities University