A strain of populism, similar to that during the Brexit campaign, is visible in the government’s aggressive rebuttals and critiques of the news media.
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More Readers, Fewer Ads: Britain’s Local Newspapers Are Struggling
Heavily dependent on advertising and circulation, local and regional newspapers in the U.K. could face financial ruin as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sajid Hussain: Exiled Pakistani Journalist Found Dead in Sweden
The police said an initial investigation did not suggest foul play in the death of Sajid Hussain, but journalism groups expressed skepticism and concern.
South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong
Comments by the country’s unification minister represent the South’s most categorical rebuttal of reports that the North’s leader may be incapacitated.
Coronavirus Threatens Press Freedom Around the World, Report Says
The United States, which ranked 45th out of 180 countries and territories, and Brazil were becoming models of hostility toward the news media, according to the World Press Freedom Index.
In Pandemic, a Remote Russian Region Orders a Lockdown on Information
Trailing only Moscow in per capita infection, Komi faces a serious health crisis and wants to know who leaked the bad news.
Bill Gates, at Odds With Trump on Virus, Becomes a Right-Wing Target
The Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist has been attacked with falsehoods that he created the coronavirus and wants to profit from it.
China Police Censor Tales of Post-Coronavirus Renewal
Hefei, an industrial city, offers tales of hope for a world battling the outbreak. The police tried to make sure they weren’t heard.
The News Is Making People Anxious. You’ll Never Believe What They’re Reading Instead.
The coronavirus pandemic has driven interest in uplifting headlines way, way up.
Putin’s Long War Against American Science
A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses.