The latest Reporters Without Borders rankings should alarm every citizen who values democracy. Global press freedom has fallen to a historic low, while the United States now ranks 64th in the world — an astonishing decline for a nation that claims to champion free speech.
A free press is not a luxury. It is democracy’s early warning system. When journalists are intimidated, silenced, attacked, or dismissed as enemies, corruption grows and truth disappears.
History shows that when full press freedom is denied, democracy dies. Citizens cannot make informed decisions if facts are buried, distorted, or controlled by power.
Protecting independent journalism means protecting the public’s right to know — and protecting democracy itself.
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