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Introduction

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This chapter introduces the reader to the subject of press freedom in the context of human rights and provides an outline of the book. It discusses current press freedom trends, particularly in Western societies, and provides an overview of the status of press freedom in the UN human rights debate and in the academic literature.

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Lamer, W. (2018). Introduction. In: Press Freedom as an International Human Right. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76508-2_1

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