Protect media freedom for development

APOLLO MBOYA} public interest

All over the world free reporting is under threat – and not just from heavy-handed governments or criminal violence. More subtly, the law is used. Media outlets and journalists are faced with laws on libel, national security, public order or protection of the State that are invoked to prevent exposure of wrongdoing and to stifle criticism. The effect is to intimidate others and encourage self-censorship.