Governments Are Failing Journalists

Cédric Alviani, Director, RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau

20-May-24 09:30

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We continue our discussion on press freedom. Last week Philip See spoke to Watshlah Naidu on Malaysia’s drop in press freedom ranking and on today’s show we take a more global view and get the perspective from Reporters without borders RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau Director Cédric Alviani to really understand how press freedom has been faring all around the world.

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