Silencing the Messenger: Global Threats to Press Freedom
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The Dangers of Journalism in Latin America
Karen Zissis: It gets unhealthy when we start to see people in high levels of government attack journalists verbally. Jan Albert Houtzen: There is a tendency globally to increasingly target anybody who might be involved in making information publicly available that will touch on the interests of very powerful players. Mexico has always been an extremely difficult country for the press, says Karen Zissis. In 2021, 664 attacks were documented against the press there.
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