"Rising Authoritarianism and Plutocracy Are a Dangerous Mix for Press Freedom."

Press freedom in the United States showed the world its Achilles heel this week with Jeff Bezos decision.

A two-level, oligarchic economy is in the making. Hungary and India both once had freewheeling, raucous media traditions. But as they fell from full democracies to only “partly free” in Freedom House rankings – the media became cowed.

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https://www.justsecurity.org/104407/authoritarianism-plutocracy-press-freedom/

Authoritarianism, Plutocracy a Dangerous Mix for Press Freedom

Editorial interference by billionaire media owners raises concerns about the health of US press and democracy.

^{Rachel Kleinfeld (Just Security)}