A new report from Reporters Without Borders states that global press freedom has reached its lowest point in 25 years, coinciding with World Press Freedom Day. The decline is compared to unstable periods like the World Wars, with journalists increasingly targeted in conflict zones, particularly Gaza.

Every year, the United Nations marks 3 May as World Press Freedom Day. This year comes at a particularly dark moment for journalists. According to a new report published today by Reporters Without Borders, global press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years. Last year, UNESCO said the decline was comparable to that seen during the most unstable periods of the twentieth century — the two world wars and the Cold War. Over the past three years, journalists have increasingly become direc...