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The Inside Story: A Free Press Matters
Barbie, Bloggers, and Bans
Episode 102 – July 27, 2023
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This week on the inside story: “Barbie, Bloggers, and Bans.”
A new movie is an international hit… so why is Vietnam outlawing the film?
Local newsroom closures silence critical reports… and leave audiences in the dark.
Repressive regimes ratchet-up the pressure on dissent from abroad,
and how those living in exile are helping others find their voices.
Now… the inside story: Barbie, Bloggers, and Bans
The Inside Story: A Free Pres Matters:
JESSICA JERREAT, VOA’s Press Freedom Editor:
Hi, I’m Jessica Jerreat, VOA’s Press Freedom Editor.
On the Inside Story: A Free Press Matters we look at how Vietnam censorship has left bloggers a rare source of independent news.
We meet a Pakistani blogger who escaped an abduction in Islamabad and now runs…
