Press Released

Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility by US President Donald Trump, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey, and Zambia, growing financial pressure, and the challenge of “fake news.” In “Press Released,” Project Syndicate, with support from the European Journalism Centre, frames and stimulates debates about the myriad challenges facing the press today.

Only Democratic Literacy Can Save Democracy
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Only Democratic Literacy Can Save Democracy

Nov 28, 2019 Alexandra Borchardt argues that protecting key political institutions begins with understanding them and their importance.

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Why End the Global Media Crisis?
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Why End the Global Media Crisis?

Nov 7, 2019 Mark M. Nelson identifies two levers the world's democracies can use to protect press freedom.

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What’s Wrong with the News?
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What’s Wrong with the News?

Sep 11, 2019 Alexandra Borchardt says that data-driven journalism isn't giving audiences what they want.

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Africa Needs Traditional Media
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Africa Needs Traditional Media

Aug 28, 2019 Adewunmi Emoruwa calls on Western donors to support the continent's besieged independent news organizations.

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How to Regulate the Internet
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How to Regulate the Internet

Jul 10, 2019 Karen Kornbluh & Ellen P. Goodman propose establishing a new US government agency to tackle disinformation on digital platforms.

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How – and How Not – to Restore Trust in Media
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How – and How Not – to Restore Trust in Media

Jul 3, 2019 Alexandra Borchardt considers the pitfalls of new schemes aimed at safeguarding quality journalism.

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A COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan

Larry Hatheway

The rapid escalation of the COVID-19 crisis may be setting the stage for a global recession. Economic policymakers have no time to waste in preparing a response – preferably one that makes full use of low and falling bond yields, below-target inflation, and the lessons of the last recession.

The West’s Final Countdown?

Joschka Fischer

With the US presidential election approaching, no one can say they didn't foresee the possibility of Donald Trump winning a second term – an event that would pose an existential threat to the very idea of "the West." So why are European leaders spending their time squabbling over agriculture subsidies?