Hatred of journalists on the rise worldwide, watchdog says
Hatred of journalists on the rise worldwide, watchdog
says
Associated Press • April 25, 2018
PARIS (AP) — Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders
says hostility toward journalists is growing worldwide, often encouraged by political
leaders — even in democratic countries.
The group's annual global index of media freedom released
Wednesday found an overall rise in animosity toward reporters and a drop in
freedoms, notably in former Soviet states but also in countries from the U.S.
to the Philippines.
The group says many democratically elected leaders
"no longer see the media as part of democracy's essential
underpinning," singling out U.S. President Donald Trump for his
media-bashing. It also notes the recent killings of reporters in EU members
Slovakia and Malta.
The watchdog says authoritarian regimes are trying to
"export their vision" that media should be compliant.
It says hate speech targeting journalists is amplified on
social networks by government-friendly trolls in India, Russia and elsewhere.
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