The Anakut Podcast - The State of Press Freedom in Cambodia

“This week, hosts Meng and Andrew wrap up the first season with a slightly meta topic: The Cambodian media landscape today. Joining them are reporter Phorn Bopha, CCIM media director Ith Sothoeuth, and Focus: Ready for Tomorrow lead editor Nov Povleakhena.”

“When you bring up ‘media’ in Cambodia, there are a few points that immediately come to mind. The past few years here, as we’ve discussed in earlier episodes, have seen a sharp contraction in political and civic spaces, including the avenues for free press and speech. Any conversation about media will, for now, unfortunately be set in that context, and we did introduce this episode with a reference to Cambodia’s falling ranking in the Reporters without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index.“

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