Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) (Video Release)
“Swing States” and press freedom in the #UnitedStates: the deep concern.
We analyzed 4 key states – and found many gaps in press freedom at a time when voters need concrete information to understand the issues and candidates before them.
As the U.S. presidential election looms, we have released a new report analyzing four key swing states — and found that none are a model of press freedom. Clayton Weimers, the Executive Director of RSF’s Washington-based US office, talks about how the journalists and media experts in these states are highly concerned about the media’s dire economic situation, a lack of responsiveness from government officials, and growing hostility from local political leaders.
There can be no democracy without press freedom, so it’s critically important to understand the issues confronting the news media in the places that are most pivotal in American presidential elections. We hope that this report will provide a starting point for all Americans to demand improvements in their states’ media ecosystems: greater transparency, better access to information, and a marketplace that enables journalism to thrive.
Find the full report here: https://rsf.org/en/usa-rsf-report-shows-press-freedom-shortcomings-key-swing-states-ahead-2024-election
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