What does the erosion of the press amid a rapid increase in citizen journalism mean for American democracy?

What does the erosion of the press amid a rapid increase in citizen journalism mean for American democracy?
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
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Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
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Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
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Smears about the media made by US President Donald Trump have obscured a wider problem with press freedom in the United States: namely widespread and low-level animosity that feeds into the everyday working lives of the nation’s journalists, bloggers and media professionals. This study examines documented reports from across the country in the six months leading up to the presidential inauguration and the months after. It clearly shows that threats to US press freedom go well beyond the Oval Office.
“Animosity toward the press comes in many forms. Journalists are targeted in several ways: from social media trolling to harassment by law enforcement to over-the-top public criticism by those in the highest office. The negative atmosphere for journalists is damaging for the public and their right to information,” said Jodie Ginsberg, CEO at Index on Censorship, which documented the cases using an approach undertaken by the organization to monitor press freedom in Europe over the past three years. Learn more.