Assault on media stifles democracy, let’s stop it

"A free press is under attack by governments that want to avoid the truth," said US President Barack Obama when he addressed the World Press Freedom Day last year.

Indeed, journalists operate under very tough conditions. From repressive regimes, regulatory agencies that serve the interests of the government and hostile individuals, the work of journalist is made very hard. The World News Media Congress currently underway in Cartagena, Columbia, has decried the arrests, kidnappings and killing of at least 71 journalists while on duty in 2015.