General Article 2021: a grim year for journalists and free speech in an increasingly turbulent and authoritarian wor

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2021: a grim year for journalists and free speech in an increasingly turbulent and authoritarian world

Dina Matar, SOAS, University of London

Hundreds of journalists killed or arrested, rising numbers of female media workers targeted, floods of misinformation and hate speech and ineffectual or hostile governments unable or unwilling to protect the public’s right to know. The 2021 press freedom index released recently by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) makes for grim reading.

The report reveal...

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