A climate of fear endangers press freedom

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Date Written:  2009-02-14
Publisher:  Committee to Protect Journalists
Year Published:  2009
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX8481

Today, the greatest threats to freedom of the press are more insidious than a generation ago because they are intended to induce a climate of fear and self-censorship through systematic violence and emblematic arrest aimed at those who would practice real, independent journalism.

Subject Headings

• Fear
• Freedom of Expression
• Freedom of Information
• Journalism
• Press Freedom
• Violence