Best Of: The state of global press freedom and the threats to democracy

8/15/2024

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On the heels of the historic prisoner swap that led to the release of detained journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, we revisit a conversation from Post Live's World Press Freedom Day May 3 event. Jonathan Capehart speaks with Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg, RSF USA executive director Clayton Weimers and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO Steve Capus about the state of global press freedom, the technological shifts reshaping the media and what's at stake as billions around the world head to the polls this year.

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Best Of: The state of global press freedom and the threats to democracy
8/15/2024
24:51
On the heels of the historic prisoner swap that led to the release of detained journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, we revisit a conversation from Post Live's World Press Freedom Day May 3 event. Jonathan Capehart speaks with Committee to Protect Journalists CEO Jodie Ginsberg, RSF USA executive director Clayton Weimers and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO Steve Capus about the state of global press freedom, the technological shifts reshaping the media and what's at stake as billions around the world head to the polls this year.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the humanitarian and displacement crisis in war-ravaged Sudan
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U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield joins The Post's Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about Sudan’s hunger and displacement crisis, the underlying conflict of the country’s civil war and the response from the international community. Conversation recorded on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
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Best Of: The state of global press freedom and the threats to democracy

Capehart

More episodes from "Capehart"

Tara Parker-Pope and Robert Klitzman on cognitive decline and reducing stigma around aging

Rep. James Clyburn on Democrats' enthusiasm around the Harris-Walz presidential campaign

Best Of: The state of global press freedom and the threats to democracy

Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the humanitarian and displacement crisis in war-ravaged Sudan

Best Of: In conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris

Special Edition: First Look with the Post's Jonathan Capehart

Retired judge David Tatel on ‘Vision,’ D.C. circuit tenure and Supreme Court concerns

Special Edition: First Look roundtable with Post reporters on what's at stake for American democracy

Best Of: Alex Edelman on ‘Just For Us’ and comedy as “a high-wire, high-risk act”

Deborah Lipstadt on the rise of antisemitism, threats to democracy and lessons from history