U.S.-based watchdog organisation, Freedom House, has released its Freedom of the Press 2017 report that shows sharp declines in press freedom around the world. The report was released just two days after Reporters Without Borders published its World Press Freedom Index that pointed to a similar global trend. According to the report, global press freedom […]
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Journalists in East and Southern Africa suffered a sharp increase in political pressure and violence, a new report from Freedom House says. The Freedom of the Press 2016 report, released this week, says heightened partnership, polarisation, extralegal intimidation and physical violence against journalists caused a decline in media freedoms in Africa and around the world. […]
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PRESS RELEASE Conditions for the media deteriorated sharply in 2014 to reach their lowest point in more than 10 years, as journalists around the world encountered more restrictions from governments, militants, criminals, and media owners, according toFreedom of the Press 2015, released today by Freedom House. “Journalists faced intensified pressure from all sides in 2014,” […]
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