{"id":6977,"date":"2025-09-12T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cntiwpedev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=6977"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:44:07","slug":"press-freedom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnti.org\/topics\/press-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-gridible-container alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-gridible-container-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(27,27,27) 0%,rgb(0,0,0) 68%);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container alignwide gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-start gridible-row__lg-start gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard has-position-relative\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-12 gridible-col__lg-12\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-scale-up has-primary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roc-grotesk-wide-font-family has-golf-font-size wp-elements-cb18b9dd6a74935516cfb607e12866c9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Topic<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color is-style-scale-3 wp-elements-510fb3376f083787d06b361c27b16460 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-shade-4-color has-giga-font-size\">Press Freedom<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\" style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-12 gridible-col__lg-12\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/press-freedom-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/press-freedom-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/press-freedom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/press-freedom-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/press-freedom-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/press-freedom-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/press-freedom-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\" style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-8 gridible-offset__md-4 gridible-col__lg-6 gridible-offset__lg-6\">\n<p class=\"is-two-col-layout has-shade-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-foxtrot-font-size wp-elements-37e5b13c343b77bd1264ed98c28acffc wp-block-paragraph\">An independent press and an open internet are critical to the future of functioning, free societies. However, press freedom is facing unprecedented threats around the world. 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wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11347 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-briefing tag-iran tag-press-freedom tag-world-press-freedom-day cnti-topic-journalist-safety cnti-topic-press-freedom swiper-slide\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-linked\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--border-1);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/briefing\/press-freedom-in-iran\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"928\" 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category-event-outtakes tag-featured tag-freedom-of-speech tag-press-freedom tag-press-release cnti-topic-journalist-safety cnti-topic-press-freedom swiper-slide\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-linked\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--border-1);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/event-outtakes\/be-prudent-be-deliberative-be-prepared\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1656\" height=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newsdiversity-img.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newsdiversity-img.jpg 1656w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newsdiversity-img-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newsdiversity-img-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newsdiversity-img-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newsdiversity-img-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1656px) 100vw, 1656px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-d0364d82e90543b7365a689dac19c620 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-primary-1-color has-foxtrot-font-size has-roc-grotesk-condensed-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/category\/event-outtakes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Event Outtakes<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-d5ce68d36b60c75dff8de558649a4509 wp-block-post-title has-text-color 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href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/issue-primers\/protecting-an-open-internet\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1656\" height=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img.jpg 1656w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1656px) 100vw, 1656px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-d0364d82e90543b7365a689dac19c620 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-primary-1-color has-foxtrot-font-size has-roc-grotesk-condensed-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/category\/issue-primers\/\" rel=\"tag\">Issue Primer<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-d5ce68d36b60c75dff8de558649a4509 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-shade-4-color has-delta-font-size\">Protecting an Open Internet<\/h3><\/article>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7676 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-letters-from-the-field cnti-topic-press-freedom swiper-slide\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-linked\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--border-1);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/letters-from-the-field\/letters-from-the-field\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1658\" height=\"1094\" src=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/letter-from-the-field-feat-img.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"people standing by military officials and a government building\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/letter-from-the-field-feat-img.jpg 1658w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/letter-from-the-field-feat-img-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/letter-from-the-field-feat-img-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/letter-from-the-field-feat-img-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/letter-from-the-field-feat-img-1536x1014.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1658px) 100vw, 1658px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-d0364d82e90543b7365a689dac19c620 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-primary-1-color has-foxtrot-font-size has-roc-grotesk-condensed-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/category\/guest-essay\/letters-from-the-field\/\" rel=\"tag\">Letters from the Field<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-d5ce68d36b60c75dff8de558649a4509 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-shade-4-color has-delta-font-size\">Letters From the Field<\/h3><\/article>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8374 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-surveys cnti-topic-press-freedom swiper-slide\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-linked\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--border-1);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/surveys\/world-press-freedom-day-2025-about-half-of-surveyed-journalists-report-their-government-seeks-too-much-control-over-their-journalism\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1656\" height=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gov-control-survey-img.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"woman working on computer with government building in background. photo illustration.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gov-control-survey-img.jpg 1656w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gov-control-survey-img-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gov-control-survey-img-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gov-control-survey-img-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gov-control-survey-img-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1656px) 100vw, 1656px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-d0364d82e90543b7365a689dac19c620 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-primary-1-color has-foxtrot-font-size has-roc-grotesk-condensed-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/category\/surveys\/\" rel=\"tag\">Survey<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-d5ce68d36b60c75dff8de558649a4509 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-shade-4-color has-delta-font-size\">World Press Freedom Day 2025: About Half of Surveyed Journalists Report Their Government Seeks Too Much Control Over Their Journalism<\/h3><\/article>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-gridible-container alignfull pat-section-accordion-group is-layout-flow wp-block-gridible-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-container alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-gridible-container-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container alignwide gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-start gridible-row__lg-start gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-12 gridible-col__lg-12\">\n<p class=\"is-style-scale-2 has-shade-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roc-grotesk-wide-font-family has-echo-font-size wp-elements-3ac2027da893ac6f40c92f3bc640a3bf wp-block-paragraph\">Focus Areas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query pat-section-accordion-group__query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-issue-primers tag-feature tag-featured cnti-focus-area-open-internet cnti-topic-information-integrity cnti-topic-press-freedom\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--shade-1);border-top-width:1px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-mbm-innerblock-accordion has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-mbm-innerblock-accordion-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-mbm-innerblock-accordion-title alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pat-section-accordion-group__title-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Protecting an Open Internet<\/h2>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\">\u2014<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How can we encourage the protection of an open internet? <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block wp-block-mbm-innerblock-accordion-title__icon--open\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:3em;transform:rotate(0deg) scaleX(1) scaleY(1)\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-label=\"Open accordion\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 12.5V17.5H12.5V12.5H17.5V11H12.5V6H11V11H6V12.5H11Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block wp-block-mbm-innerblock-accordion-title__icon--closed\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:3em;transform:rotate(0deg) scaleX(1) scaleY(1)\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-label=\"Close accordion\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M7 11.5h10V13H7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n<\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mbm-innerblock-accordion-body alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer\" style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-start gridible-row__lg-start gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-7 gridible-col__lg-6 gridible-offset__lg-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--shade-1);border-bottom-width:1px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-start gridible-row__lg-start gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-12 gridible-col__lg-12\"><div class=\"is-two-col-layout wp-block-cnti-post-preview\">\n    \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An open internet is critical to functioning, free societies. As governments around the world turn their attention to issues of internet governance \u2014 including efforts to tackle disinformation and protect user data \u2014 the risk of fragmented internet experiences increases. Some policies deliberately create fragmentation, and some policies result in fragmentation as an unintended consequence.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Policy deliberation: <\/strong>It is important that policy frameworks address the distinctions among different forms of fragmentation, the (limited) scenarios in which content fragmentation is justified and how to minimize the impact of fragmentation. To discourage fragmentation, internet regulation can focus on a number of intermediate goals, such as:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regulations should also account for the global nature of the internet, particularly when it comes to the rights of journalists \u2014 and the public \u2014 to communicate and share information within and across borders.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Journalistic concerns: <\/strong>Internet blocks and shutdowns make it challenging for news providers to both report and distribute their work. They also limit the public\u2019s ability to access a range of information above and beyond what their government selects. An open internet is particularly important for people to access online-only and online-first media. In some cases, independent media can help raise awareness about internet censorship and technical issues that threaten an open internet.&nbsp;<br><strong>Governance: <\/strong>Tech stakeholders can help protect a free and open internet by incorporating encryption into their products by default, participating in multistakeholder governance processes and supporting interoperable standards. Interoperability means that devices, platforms and applications made by different companies can work together, which in turn gives end-users more choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7eb86478 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-89b4c9e9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/issue-primers\/protecting-an-open-internet\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Read Full Issue Primer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"taxonomy-cnti-focus-area has-link-color wp-elements-7ce655ff36cbc793994767f68816e774 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-shade-1-color has-background has-primary-1-background-color has-aktiv-grotesk-condensed-font-family\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Explore Focus Area <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/focus-area\/open-internet\/\" rel=\"tag\">Open Internet<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer gridible-hidden--md gridible-hidden--lg\" style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-5 gridible-col__lg-4\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1656\" height=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img.jpg 1656w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OpenInternet-img-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1656px) 100vw, 1656px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer gridible-hidden--sm gridible-hidden--md\" style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer gridible-hidden--sm gridible-hidden--lg\" style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-gridible-container alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-gridible-container-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer gridible-hidden--sm gridible-hidden--md\" style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer gridible-hidden--sm gridible-hidden--lg\" style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container alignwide gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-normal gridible-row__lg-normal gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-standard gridible-row__lg-standard\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-8 gridible-col__lg-8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--shade-1);border-bottom-width:1px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-51a6cd6a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-shade-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-roc-grotesk-wide-font-family has-foxtrot-font-size wp-elements-c61fd0f1ed9c3f6d8d97936140449a4c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\">Continue Reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-mbm-query-result-count has-foxtrot-font-size has-roc-grotesk-condensed-font-family\">\n  Showing 1 &#8211; 2 of 8 Posts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5147 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-essay tag-guest-essay tag-online-harms-and-disinformation tag-open-distribution-and-access cnti-topic-journalist-safety cnti-topic-press-freedom\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-linked\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--shade-2);border-bottom-width:1px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/guest-essay\/stories-of-success-at-a-high-price-accountability-journalism-in-the-largely-autocratic-mena\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-start gridible-row__lg-start gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-reverse-row gridible-row__lg-reverse-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-4 gridible-col__lg-3\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-8 gridible-col__lg-9\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-6adb4290e46d80bf9f734879e72b0510 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-primary-1-color has-foxtrot-font-size has-aktiv-grotesk-condensed-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/category\/guest-essay\/\" rel=\"tag\">Guest Essay<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Stories of Success at a High Price: Accountability Journalism in the Largely Autocratic MENA<\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award that I received in Washington on November 14 in many ways symbolizes my life-long mission to encourage accountability journalism and equip journalists throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with the tools to practice&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8482 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reports cnti-topic-press-freedom\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-linked\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--shade-2);border-bottom-width:1px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/reports\/world-press-freedom-scores-fall-back-to-1993-levels-the-launch-year-of-world-press-freedom-day\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-container gridible-row gridible-row--flex gridible-row__all-start gridible-row__md-start gridible-row__lg-start gridible-row__all-standard gridible-row__md-reverse-row gridible-row__lg-reverse-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-4 gridible-col__lg-3\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-8 gridible-col__lg-9\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-6adb4290e46d80bf9f734879e72b0510 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-primary-1-color has-foxtrot-font-size has-aktiv-grotesk-condensed-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cnti.org\/category\/reports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Report<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">World Press Freedom Scores Fall Back to 1993 Levels \u2013 the Launch Year of World Press Freedom Day<\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This analysis sheds important light on the downward trend over the last decade for press freedoms around the world. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-grid-column gridible-col gridible-col__12 gridible-col__md-4 gridible-col__lg-3 gridible-offset__lg-1\"><div class=\"has-full-height wp-block-template-part\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-full-height is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5fc40485 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-full-height is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gridible-responsive-spacer gridible-hidden--md gridible-hidden--lg\" style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<p 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