‘Our democracy, just like our journalism, is not dead yet,’ says Tremonti on World Press Freedom Day

Politicians also have a role to play in stopping threats against journalists, says Anna Maria Tremonti. ‘[We need] people who can look beyond party politics to a way forward, no matter which party is the government of the day.'

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters on March 27 in the House of Commons foyer. The World Press Freedom Day luncheon on May 3 focused on the spread of misinformation and harassment that journalists, particularly racialized women, experience on social media.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN

May 3, 2023

The attack on journalism through the spread of misinformation and hate on social media is “off the charts,” according to veteran journalist Anna Maria Tremonti.

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