State intimidation of journalists leaves media freedom in jeopardy

State intimidation of journalists leaves media freedom in jeopardy: "This growing cultural prejudice against journalists and normalisation of criminalising them takes its cue from the Leveson Inquiry, the Media Standards Trust, Hacked Off, “Common Purpose”, the Campaign for Media Reform, and the legions of cheer-leading academics who want to “decontaminate” British journalism of the “unethical”. 'via Blog this'