Media Freedom and the EU's Dilemma

This chapter explores the European Union's challenges in promoting media freedom amidst growing bureaucratic measures and potential censorship disguised as public interest. It emphasizes the importance of independent journalism and critiques how current legislation can paradoxically restrict free press, even while claiming to protect it. Through anecdotal evidence and historical references, the chapter critically examines the EU's response to populism, and the implications for democratic integrity and free expression.