Tough Working Environment, End of the Free US Press?, Holger Friedrich

1. "The working environment is extremely harsh" (verdi.de, Stefan Mey) In an interview with Stefan Mey, Katharina Weiß of Reporters Without Borders explains that for many journalists in Germany, reporting on the Middle East conflict is associated with massive pressure, hostility, and structural restrictions on press freedom. Physical attacks on demonstrations, targeted online hate campaigns, political interventions, and editorial self-censorship…