Donald Trump’s election has also sparked protests in defence of media freedoms Mark Reinstein/Corbis/Getty ImagesAttacks on media during the Brexit campaign contributed to a global decline in press freedom which has left it under greater threat than ever, according to a monitoring group. Reporters Without Borders said the deterioration was sharpest in democracies, citing the rise of strongmen in countries like Turkey and Russia. Media liberty is in peril or a “very serious situation” in 72 countries including India and China, the French-based group found. The number of countries where the situation was rated “good” or “fairly good” fell by more than 2 per cent. Britain, like the US, fell two places in the group’s index on press freedom and now sits at 40th.

Source: The Times April 26, 2017 07:52 UTC