NGO: Global Risks to Journalists Increasing

NGO: Global Risks to Journalists Increasing
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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The global state of press freedom has worryingly deteriorated in recent years. Autocratic leaders have used censorship, media repression, and attacks on journalists to consolidate power, with control of information believed to be essential in holding control of all else. This is unfortunately particularly prominent in nations like Russia, with dozens of journalists being arrested for simply running stories about the war in Ukraine. The international community must continue to bolster support for journalists to protect democracies from autocratic trends.

Establishment-critical narrative

The double standards of the US government are on full display in the lead-up to World Press Freedom Day. The Biden administration has proclaimed the centrality of press freedom globally and has expressed outrage over Russia's arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich for espionage. Meanwhile, despite such rhetoric, the US continues to pursue the extradition of journalist and publisher Julian Assange. America's hypocrisy on the world stage is stunning.

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

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