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Free speech – hallmark of democracy under growing threat around the world


Free speech – hallmark of democracy under growing threat around the world
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Marking World Press Freedom Day, a media watchdog report on global press freedom paints a discouraging picture of lack of political will to defend a free press. The number of writers jailed reached a five-year high as governments looked to silence critics. Massive protests on college campuses across the U.S. are giving journalism students on-the-job-training.

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