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(Posting in my personal capacity.)A year on, we are still fighting for #pressfreedom and determined to #saveVOA

Global Press Freedom Hits Record Low, U.S. Drops to 64th in the World: Reporters Without Borders http://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/6/clayton_weimers_reporters_without_borders_press #WorldPressDay #PressFreedom #fascism #BlameTrump #BlameTheGOP #journalism #monopolies

‘Factory of lies’: what will Péter Magyar do about Hungary’s state media?Journalists brace for sweeping reforms after years of pro-government control under Viktor Orbán For years they operated as government mouthpieces, using their sprawling reach into homes across Hungary to bolster Viktor Orbán and vilify those he cast as enemies, from the philanthropis...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/factory-of-lies-peter-magyar-hungary-state-media#Hungary #Pressfreedom #PéterMagyar #ViktorOrbán #Europe #TheGuardian(Wed, 6 May 2026 14:01:21 +0000)

For the first time in the history of the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, over half of the world’s countries now fall into the “difficult” or “very serious” categories for press freedom. In 25 years, the average score of all 180 countries and territories surveyed in the Index has never been so low.UK: 18thCanada: 20thNew Zealand: 22ndAustralia: 33rdUSA: 64thIsrael: 116thPalestine: 156thhttps://rsf.org/en/2026-rsf-index-press-freedom-25-year-low#PressFreedom #RSF

Amid a grim year for global press freedom, Japan surpassed the U.S. in the 2026 press freedom index. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/01/japan/media/japan-press-freedom-index/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #japan #media #journalism #pressfreedom #reporterswithoutborders

Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years amid growing authoritarian pressure https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/apr/30/press-freedom-world-index-lowest-level-25-years #PressFreedom #Newspapers #NewspapersMagazines #Media #UkNews #WorldNews

"This year, the (.) analysis highlights an alarming deterioration in the conditions for journalism in many parts of the world (...) as 100 out of 180 countries and territories have seen their press freedom score decline."https://rsf.org/en/classement-mondial-2026-par-r%C3%A9gions-une-d%C3%A9gradation-de-la-libert%C3%A9-de-la-presse-dans-100-pays-sur#journalism #pressfreedom #rsf

Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed from prison in Belarus in US-brokered swap dealSakharov prize winner was given eight-year sentence after process widely condemned as politically motivated The Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed after five years in a Belarusian penal colony as part of a US-brok...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/28/journalist-andrzej-poczobut-freed-prison-belarus-us-brokered-swap-deal#Belarus #Poland #USforeignpolicy #DonaldTusk #Pressfreedom #TheGuardian(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:01:18 +0000)

@internetarchive Part of Iowa lost a lot of their local newspapers just recently