The Press and Journalism Under Attack Across the Globe
If you have any doubt that good and respected journalism is under attack around the globe, this section should dispel that notion quickly. In fact, a global “call to arms” to save journalism and journalists was rung at World Press Freedom Day at the United Nations in May 2023. When truth is subjugated, chaos gets the upper hand. This is further evidence that journalism needs support and should be prioritized in a brand values/social responsibility context.
Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel. This is his alarming account
The Trump administration is threatening media outlets covering the Iran war.
President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FCC Chair Brendan Carr have assailed the media over coverage of the war in Iran. Carr now threatens broadcast license owners with repercussions.
He wants “patriotic” coverage of the Iran war. He doesn’t understand: In a democracy, coverage that asks difficult questions of the government is itself “patriotic.”
"[J]ournalist killings also reached an all-time high primarily due to the actions of one government: Israel was responsible for two-thirds of all journalist and media worker killings in 2025..."
This Free Press report examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression in 2025. It analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and chill the most basic freedoms protected by the First Amendment.
The new Trump administration has attacked the news media in ways that are markedly different from those of previous presidents. Have you been following this news?
The search of The Marion County Record’s office led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors.
Human rights experts and Ukrainian reporters discuss media freedom and safety of journalists in today’s increasingly challenging global context.
It is in its worst state since the cold war
Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling for greater solidarity with the people who bring us the news.
U.S. journalists are publicly asking the Biden administration to actively support freedom of the press.
U.S. journalists are publicly asking the Biden administration to actively support freedom of the press.
Covering protests has become the riskiest job in journalism