Amid COVID-19, the prognosis for press freedom is dim. Here are 10 symptoms to track

Posted on AllSides June 4th, 2020
From The Center

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent public health officials scrambling, the global economy into shock, and governments everywhere into crisis. It has also reshaped the way journalists work, not least because many authorities in many countries have cited the contagion as a reason to crack down on the news media.

1. Laws against “fake news”
The pandemic has provided governments with a new excuse to wield laws criminalizing the spread of “fake news,” “misinformation,” or “false information” — and offered a reason to implement new ones. Over the past seven...

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https://cpj.org/reports/2020/06/covid-19-here-are-10-press-freedom-symptoms-to-track/

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