Governments Crack Down on Free Press, Copying the Kremlin

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A.M. Edition for May 3. Governments around the globe have been making it harder for the media to provide reliable and independent news—including in Russia, where WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained for more than a year. Plus, the U.S. reshuffles military assets in the Middle East after getting pushback from a Gulf partner wary of getting in the crosshairs of regional tensions. And, WSJ’s Jared Malsin explains why talks for a Gaza cease-fire are at a critical point. Luke Vargas hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.0	The US shuffles its military assets in the Middle East after getting pushback from a
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0:39.5	Plus Tik-Toc tries to reassure ad clients about a looming US ban and will mark World Press Freedom Day as governments
0:47.4	around the world intensify their crackdown on the media.
0:51.0	We're seeing others drawing inspiration from what Russia is doing in
0:54.4	targeting the free press. We're seeing that in some parts of Eastern Europe and
0:58.5	Central Asia. It's really a challenge for not just journalists but actually for a free society.
1:05.0	It's Friday, May 3rd. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the
1:09.2	AM edition of What's News. The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:17.2	We are exclusively reporting that the Pentagon is moving jet fighters, armed drones, and other aircraft to Qatar, as some Gulf powers grow wary of being
1:27.5	drawn into a regional conflict in the Middle East, eight months into the Gaza War. The United Arab Emirates told the US in February
1:36.1	that it wouldn't let American aircraft based at an Abu Dhabi air base long
1:40.0	used by the US to carry out strikes in Yemen and Iraq, which prompted the reshuffle,
1:45.8	US officials said, who noted the US is also considering launching strikes from Djibouti in East Africa.
1:52.0	The UAE has grown increasingly nourished. from Djibouti in East Africa.
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