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Governments Are Failing Journalists

Cédric Alviani, Director, RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau

20-May-24 09:30

Governments Are Failing Journalists

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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Produced by: Philip See

Presented by: Philip See


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