by Amy Goodman | May 7, 2026 | Donald Trump, Freedom of Speech, freedom of the press, Interview, Journalism, Journalists and Freedom of Speech, News Deserts, press freedom, Reporters
Reporters Without Borders warns press freedom has fallen to its lowest level since the group began publishing its annual World Press Freedom Index in 2002. The index has charted how press freedoms have deteriorated in the United States and elsewhere over the past 25 years. The U.S. was ranked 17th in the world in 2002. In the latest index, the U.S. is down to 64th, falling seven places since last…
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by Amy Goodman | Dec 12, 2025 | AI, big tech, Drones, Gaza, Google, Interview, Israel, Journalists, Microsoft, Palantir, Palestine, Reporters, Surveillance, Technology
Award-winning Palestinian reporter Mohammed Mhawish, who left Gaza last year, joins us to discuss his new piece for New York magazine about Israel’s surveillance practices. It describes how Palestinians throughout the genocide in Gaza have been watched, tracked and often killed by Israeli forces who have access to their most intimate details, including phone and text records, social relations…
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