Trust, diversity and independence: three key elements for a thriving press | Kelly Walls

Newspapers' power is being eroded and disinformation is rife - but there is a way forward

Our understanding of the world is driven by information. It feeds our ability to make informed decisions about our lives, our communities, the way we're governed. This fundamental freedom, the power to be able to access reliable information, sits at the heart of a thriving democratic society.

But increasingly that power is being eroded. Indeed, some never had it to begin with. Press freedom is being threatened, compromised and denied in an increasing number of countries around the world.

Kelly Walls is executive director of the Guardian Foundation

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