What Would the World Be Like Without News? This Press Freedom Ad Imagines That Dystopia

Empty screens and blank pages illustrate the necessity of a free press

Gerald Fischman. Rob Hiaasen. John McNamara. Rebecca Smith. Wendi Winters. A coalition of journalism outlets wants Americans to understand the threats journalists face by remembering the names of the five people, four of them reporters, killed during a targeted shooting at the Maryland-based Capital Gazette’s newsroom.

According to Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the need to stand up and inform the public about the “repressive” working conditions journalists face right here in the U.S.

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