Press Advocates and NY Times Publisher Warn of Increasing Risks to Press Freedom and Democracy.
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Press freedom advocates have warned of an increasing number of risks to journalists, as a record number of them have been imprisoned, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia for five weeks. As of December 2022, 363 journalists were imprisoned in over 30 countries, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The United Nations hosted a series of speakers ahead of its 30th World Press Freedom Day on May 3, highlighting the need to protect journalists and press freedom.
- Global Risks to Journalists Increase, Say Press Advocates The Wall Street Journal
- New York Times’s Publisher Warns of Risks to Press Freedom and Democracy The New York Times
- At a U.N. event on press freedom, the publisher of The New York Times warns of dangers to democracy. The New York Times
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