Press freedom group warns a Trump victory could embolden attacks on journalists | CNN Business

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Next month’s presidential election could make America’s hostile media climate even worse for journalists. And it’s not just Americans who have something at stake: Reporters in other countries are watching the United States with apprehension.

That’s the takeaway from a new Committee to Protect Journalists report about the state of press freedom in the US.

“Media workers are confronting challenges that include an increased risk of violence, arrest, on- and offline harassment, legal battles, and criminalization,” said Katherine Jacobsen, the report’s author.

Her research pointed to other causes for concern,

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