European media under attack from politicians, Reporters Without Borders sounds the alarm

Politicians are the main threat for media freedom in Europe with a third of member states being labelled as ‘problematic’ and even the ‘good’ and ‘satisfactory’ countries, seeing their scores drop, according to Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index 2024, published on Friday (3 May).

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The report, which examined media freedom and journalistic rights worldwide, found that in Europe, “politicians are trying to reduce the space for independent journalism.” [Shutterstock/IxMaster]

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Alice Taylor-Braçe Euractiv 03-05-2024 07:20 4 min. read Content type: News

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Updated: 29-09-2024

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