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President Donald Trump emboldened other leaders to quash press freedom, his message amplified by tech platforms and a mainstream media that did not know how to respond, three leading journalists and campaigners said https://reut.rs/2LuNzxR
. @camanpour, @mariaressa and @swe_sonny tell a #ReutersNext panel that press freedom has deteriorated sharply
Maria Ressa, who has faced criminal prosecutions for her reporting, likened the arrival of the major tech platforms to an atomic bomb going off in the media ecosystem, with readers manipulated by algorithms toward ever more incendiary news
Christiane Amanpour, the chief international anchor on CNN, said broadcasters and newspapers also had to look at the role they played after they reported comments and news based on who said them, regardless of whether they were true
Rights groups have warned that press freedom is in peril in many parts of the world, with journalists harassed by police, the judiciary, politicians and protesters on the streets https://reut.rs/2LuNzxR
