On World Press Freedom Day, @JoelSimonSays reports on his visit to a Guatemalan jail to speak with the country’s best known journalist, currently imprisoned and on trial. #WPFD2023
The imprisonment of journalists is among the bluntest tactics used by autocrats and corrupt leaders to assert control over the news and information space and to shield themselves from scrutiny. nyer.cm/IYb4ijh
Launching now: The Endangered Tapes, a series of bite-sized, candid conversations with other journalists about the state of the free press that I had behind the scenes during the production of Endangered. Take a look on @HBOmax or HBO.com: bit.ly/3BgYH94
