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Inter American Press Association: press freedom in the Americas suffered a "dramatic deterioration" in 2025; the US has "restrictions" on freedom of speech (Astrid Sušrez/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/americas-pr

Press freedom in the Americas saw 'dramatic deterioration' in 2025, watchdog says
A monitoring watchdog says press freedom across the Americas dropped sharply in 2025, with more killings, arrests and intimidation of media workers. The Inter American Press Association on Tuesday released its annual Chapultepec Index of Freedom of Expression and the Press covering 23 countries. It ranked Venezuela and Nicaragua as countries without freedom of speech. The group links rising attacks to more authoritarian leaders. It says Venezuela sees widespread self-censorship, and Nicaragua l…

He Was Chevron's Man in Venezuela--and a CIA Informant (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/chevron-venezuela-cia-moshiri-c88670fc?st=kDHjvE&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260314/p75#a260314p75

How CBS News' right-leaning, pro-Israel editorial leadership is covering the Iran crisis; Bari Weiss' outspoken approach led to her reposting false information (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/03/01/2026/a-new-cbs-news-emerges-amid…

Exclusive: A new CBS News emerges amid Iran crisis
The joint Israeli and American attacks on Iran were the first major test of the new CBS News right-leaning and pro-Israel editorial leadership.

Voice of America is covering Iran's protests, but not its best-known dissident (Scott Nover/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/02/25/reza-pahlavi-iran-protests-voa/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzcxOTk1NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzczMzc0Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzE5OTU2MDAsImp0aSI6IjgzNGYxNzBmLTE2OTAtNDEwMS04YjZhLTg5MWYzZmY2ZmI2ZCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9idXNpbmVzcy8yMDI2LzAyLzI1L3JlemEtcGFobGF2aS1pcmFuLXByb3Rlc3RzLXZvYS8ifQ.nbKpI4Q9JM-XJCG4-ovqD8Ztk7-m9qj0ash78ReKcVI&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/260225/p41#a260225p41

Some Iranian dissidents say USAGM has systematically censored mentions of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, Iran's best-known dissident, from VOA broadcasts (Scott Nover/Washington Post)

Voice of America is covering Iran’s protests, but not its best-known dissident
The U.S. government broadcaster, overseen by Kari Lake, hardly mentions the name of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s deposed shah. Some critics accuse it of censorship.

"Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show"
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Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show
Now, parish lawsuits, including one in front of the Supreme Court, could make oil giants pay to restore the state’s vanishing marshes.