concept   media independence
culture   Western democracies
statement   In Western democracies, media independence allows journalists to report freely and hold power to account.

4 similar statements
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 media Western democracies Encouraged to be independent and critical of the government 1
2 media independence Western democracies High degree of independence, allowing journalists to report freely and hold power to account 1
3 media independence liberal democracies Media outlets operate independently and can freely criticize the government 1
4 state-controlled media Western democracies Viewed with skepticism and seen as potentially biased or propagandistic 1