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When we speak of media freedom, we generally mean it in terms of freedom from unnecessary legal restrictions, so journalists and their sources are not threatened with prosecution for exposing the misdeeds of governments. But yesterday’s announcement by Meta (Facebook’s parent company) that it will stop paying for Australian news content poses a different kind of threat to media freedom.…

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Gaza-Israel war has been the deadliest conflict for media workers since the organisation began counting statistics in 1992. At the time of writing, the committee said at least 39 journalists and media workers had been killed in the month since the war began. Reporters Without Borders put the number slightly higher at…

Editor: Shahirah Hamid Commissioning Editor, 360info Southeast Asia Newsrooms are still fighting to honour press freedom despite government pressure, competition with social media platforms and declining trust in the media. https://superdesk-tga.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-tga/20230501090536/c1efc3c750e801186aa94ba9000911a8f2f9bf4b153965430fe1b12913a4ee24.mp4 It has been 30 years since the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 May as World Press Freedom Day. The proclamation marks a significant step to allow a free press…