Press Freedom

An independent press and an open internet are critical to the future of functioning, free societies. However, press freedom is facing unprecedented threats around the world. CNTI offers new research and first-person insights into the challenges journalists face and the steps they are taking to continue to bring truth to light.

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  • Internet Shutdowns, Press Freedom and the Global Information Crisis: Iran as a Case Study

    Iran emerges as a prominent example of decline in both internet and press freedoms. It serves as both a distinctive case marked by its own intricate challenges as a country and a microcosm of the global threats to press and…

  • Virtual Roundtable on Press Freedom

    A virtual gathering with journalists and policy experts to discuss the importance of reliable information.

  • Be Prudent, Be Deliberative, Be Prepared

    The Fight for Press Freedoms Around the World

  • Newspaper owners invited to press freedom discussion at Bush Institute

  • Implications of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 on press freedom and right to information

    “In its report, the Center for News, Technology and Innovation (CNTI) conducted a survey with 430 journalists in 60 countries (including India) across the world.”

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    CNTI Newsgeist 2025: Trust, Truth and Innovation in a Shifting Industry

    From October 10 to 12, 180 participants gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, for the first CNTI-led Newsgeist.

  • Protecting an Open Internet

    How can we encourage the protection of an open internet?

  • How Serbia could use EU Digital Services Act for state censorship

    The implementation of the DSA in Serbia and other countries lacking an independent DSC risks becoming an EU-based tool for state repression, enabling ruling parties to suppress dissent under the guise of compliance.

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    Letters From the Field

    From Afghanistan and Nigeria to Ukraine, journalists speak of exile, legacy, and resilience.

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    Press freedoms can slip away

    Journalists abroad say press rights vanish slowly, then all at once, unless they’re defended early.