Labour and SNP named in report on threats to journalists for “political interference” with media (Press Gazette, 13 November 2018) | Index on Censorship

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Labour and SNP named in report on threats to journalists for “political interference” with media (Press Gazette, 13 November 2018)

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Nov 13, 2018

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British Labour party opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn talks to reporters after a meeting with European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels

A report on threats facing members of the press in Europe has criticised UK politicians for having “smeared journalists and media outlets critical of them” and dismissing news reports as “fake news”. Read the full article.

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