It’s old news that threats against freedom of the press are on the rise.
The headlines increasingly tell the story of journalism under attack. Whether it’s government officials levying access restrictions or wealthy community members threatening to sue, news organizations face an expanding list of challenges aimed to hamper their reporting.
“In the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, there have been a startling number of actions that, taken together, threaten the availability of independent, fact-based news for vast swaths of America’s population,” according to a new report out from the Committee to Protect Journalists. “These moves represent a notable escalation from the first Trump administration, which also pursued banning and deriding elements of the press.”
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