The Business of Silencing Journalists And Its Harm to the Democratic Environment
Authored by Demet Altunay In every democratic society, journalists are expected to freely and honestly convey information in the public interest, without fear of being silenced by the threat of lengthy retaliatory trial proceedings. In a society where this cannot be guaranteed, the existence of democracy and freedom of expression should be questioned. The failure to guarantee such freedoms lends itself more closely to authoritarianism than a free democratic society. Therefore