The biggest threats are the concentration of media ownership and attempts to legislate the online media environment.
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American politics has gotten more partisan in the last 50 years. One of the reasons: the closing of local newspapers.
The credibility of Zimbabwe's elections will depend on issues like political violence and media freedom.
Not since the bad old days of former President Daniel Moi's regime has Kenya witnessed such a swift and calculated assault on the media.
Kenya’s government has brought the role of the media into sharp focus after shutting down three main television stations.
The public must prepare to stand up for a free press, and against online censorship and surveillance.
The revelation that PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel financed the Hulk's lawsuit against Gawker raises important questions in the battle between privacy and a free press.
With the collapse of Al Jazeera America, there may be a case for RT America as a purveyor of progressive, alternative journalism.
Two incidents have stressed the fragility of free speech in Britain in the face of police use of anti-terror legislation to seize materials from journalists and academics. The Independent has reported…
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