Hacking the ‘Dictator’s Playbook’: How to navigate retaliation, selective access, and (self-)censorship
Two reports released in December highlight shrinking democratic freedoms and the consequences for public interest journalism in an increasingly autocratic world. UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global report 2022/2025, Journalism: shaping a world at peace, documents a historic 10% decline in freedom of expression globally between 2012 and 2024. The…









