It is necessary to ensure a free press, independent of state monitoring and surveillance.
When Royal Caribbean was attacked in the press, independent advocates and experts, including NGOs and academics, came to its defense.
It is a sophisticated effort to demolish the idea of a press independent of political parties by way of discouraging scrutiny of conservative politicians in power.
He suggests a robust new self-regulator of the press – independent not only of politicians but also of editors and proprietors.
Its democratic traditions, it is often said, including a free press, independent judiciary and vigorous social activism, will help prevent the damage.
India's vibrantly free press, independent judiciary and messy electoral politics may sometimes hamper economic development, but they also make the prospect of an Indian superpower seem far less threatening than that of a resurgent China or Russia.
But she and other analysts say the targets seem carefully chosen to send a chill through the free press, independent judiciary, political opposition and civic organizations that were introduced by the United Nations in the early 1990s.
In addition, authorities must be accountable for their actions and this means ensuring freedom of the press; independent editorial policies.
In the U.S., a free press, independent courts and elected representativeseach with their own shortcomings, to be surehelp sort out who deserves to be pilloried, and how to fix the underlying mess.
We've also taken a look at the state of media with regards to freedom of the press, independent journalism and censorship, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Under President Obama, the State Department and U.S. ambassadors regularly warned incipient dictators of serious consequences if the free press, independent civil society groups and political opposition were menaced.
