Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Freedom of the press and access to factual information are cherished rights in western democracies. But in a 21st century climate fraught with political and economic crises and growing news deserts everywhere, how can reliable international, national, and local independent media survive? Amidst government efforts to cut or abolish funding for publicly supported media, the decline of community newspapers, and the struggles of no-longer-profitable commercial media, do venerable institutions stand a chance?
Freedom of the press and access to factual information are cherished rights in western democracies. But in a 21st century climate fraught with political and economic crises and growing news deserts everywhere, how can reliable international, national, and local independent media survive? Amidst government efforts to cut or abolish funding for publicly supported media, the decline of community newspapers, and the struggles of no-longer-profitable commercial media, do venerable institutions stand a chance?
