![]() The US beef industry is creating an army of influencers and citizen activists to help amplify a message that will be key to its future success: that you shouldn’t be too worried about the growing attention around the environmental impacts of its production. The industry is trying to convince everyone … that dietary change has no role in climate strategy. Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay Here nine journalists from around the world describe the realities of trying to do their job and what they are doing differently. Why has it never been harder to be a journalist? On World Press Freedom Day, readers can make a difference to struggling independents via supporter models that beat the censors. The UN says 85% of people live in countries where media freedom has declined in the past five years. ![]() “The international community needs to wake up to reality, and act together, decisively and fast, to reverse this dangerous trend.”Īre things bad everywhere? The environment for journalism today is considered “bad” in seven out of 10 countries, and satisfactory in only three out of 10, according to RSF. “There is more red on the RSF map this year than ever before, as authoritarian leaders become increasingly bold in their attempts to silence the press,” the RSF secretary general, Christophe Deloire, told the Guardian. Increased aggressiveness from autocratic governments – and some that are considered democratic – coupled with “massive disinformation or propaganda campaigns” has caused the situation to go from bad to worse, according to the list, released by the advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The World Press Freedom Index revealed a shocking slide, with an unprecedented 31 c ountries deemed to be in a “very serious situation”, the lowest ranking in the report, up from 21 two years ago.
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