One of the most depressing things showing up in my Twitter feed over the last week or so has been the number of cases of journalists and news outlets being under attack around the world and here in the United States. Here are several examples.
Journalism is under attack in Bangladesh.
The Bengali-language newspaper employs hundreds of journalists and press workers and covers news stories that the mainstream newspapers, most of which are controlled by pro-government businesspeople, rarely do. https://t.co/lKfcnKPqM1
— Ann Marie Lipinski (@AMLwhere) February 20, 2023
And similar attacks by the government are happening in nearby India.
Free press continues to be under attack in India. https://t.co/z1Ps2tIkEj
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) February 15, 2023
Over in Pakistan (and elsewhere around the world), women journalists are being attacked online simply for being women.
Men are criticized for their views. Women are criticized for their bodies and their genitals. https://t.co/F2IULnapnP
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) February 14, 2023
Over in Russia, journalists are needing help being smuggled out of the country.
Reporters Without Borders helps Russian journalist get out of the country. https://t.co/3EzKNN0sAH
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) February 14, 2023
Cambodia’s prime minister is shutting down local news organizations.
Leaders around the world continue to try to control the press. https://t.co/yA44sa0vXB
— RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) February 13, 2023
And Florida’s Ron DeSantis wants to roll back press freedom in the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/us/politics/ron-desantis-news-media.html