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Edwy Plenel

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media faces counter offensive as states including elective democracies repress independent journalism

Media Faces Counter-Offensive as States, Including Elective Democracies, Repress Independent Journalism

Everywhere, political powers and economic interests use opinion against information, the freedom to say against the right to know, the right to say anything – even lies, hatred, violence – in order to stifle the truth.