Media freedom ‘under sustained attack’ across EU as public trust drops, report finds

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Media freedom ‘under sustained attack’ across EU as public trust drops, report finds

Journalists in the EU face increasing levels of harassment, threats and violence, while news outlets are owned by a shrinking number of proprietors and public trust in the media has plummeted, a …

Journalists in the EU face increasing levels of harassment, threats and violence, while news outlets are owned by a shrinking number of proprietors and public trust in the media has plummeted, a report has found. The Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) said the findings of its fifth annual media freedom report , released on Tuesday, should place EU officials “on high alert”, with media freedom and pluralism “under sustained attack” across mainland Europe. …

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