Joel Simon said in an interview that he’s worried about the growing number of journalists being detained and imprisoned, noting that governments are being more aggressive toward members of the media.
“Governments are increasingly taking aggressive action toward journalists, and there are very few consequences,” Simon told the Times. “During the Trump administration, we saw a connection in governments appropriating ‘fake news’ and use it to justify imprisoning journalists. We’ve also seen governments brazenly use violence.”
Simon also said he found it problematic that journalists covering protests and demonstrations in the U.S. have been arrested.