Truth is in danger as new techniques used to stop journalists covering the news

‘The truth is being suppressed across the world using a variety of methods, according to a special report in the 250th issue of Index on Censorship magazine.
Physical violence is not the only method being used to stop news being published, says editor Rachael Jolley in the Danger in Truth: Truth in Danger report. As well as kidnapping and murders, financial pressure and defamation legislation is being used, the report reveals.
“In many countries around the world, journalists have lost their status as observers and now come under direct attack.”
There’s an increasing trend to label journalists as “extremists” or “terrorists” so governments can crackdown on reporting they don’t like.’
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