CNN: More journalists were killed, abused and subjected to violence in 2018 than in any other year on record, with those in the profession facing an "unprecedented level of hostility," a new report has found.
Murder, imprisonment, hostage-taking and enforced disappearances of journalists all increased compared to last year, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), who criticized politicians and public figures for encouraging disdain for the news media.
Actually CNN needs to calm the fuck down because from 07-09 the average was in the high 80’s and the last time I checked we hadn’t realized just how bogus and full shit they are.
Just look at the link below and you’ll see
Makes morbid sense.. Once the US (Republican leaders) chimed in with the other dictatorial regimes of the world denouncing The Press, there became less refuge and an apparent ‘open season.’ Hopefully, this will have been it’s peak
PS, I appreciate you posting the meat of the piece and not simply ‘a link.’
I thank (somebody!!??!) Every single day that we have a powerful free press. If not, I doubt we would know Anything about immigrant families being ripped apart, to name just one horrible thing.
Hitler's first move, less than 6 months into office, was to build Dachau for the press & other "dissidents".......