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The New Censorship
Why populists wage war on the media and how we fight back
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Essential - Alan Rusbridger Riveting - Arash Azizi, The Atlantic Exceptional - Michael Hauser-Tov, Haaretz Profound, compelling, and fascinating - Emily Maitlis, The News Agents A must-read - Jane Martinson, Guardian Truth is under threat, and with it, our democracy. All over the world, populist leaders...
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Essential - Alan Rusbridger
Riveting - Arash Azizi, The Atlantic
Exceptional - Michael Hauser-Tov, Haaretz
Profound, compelling, and fascinating - Emily Maitlis, The News Agents
A must-read - Jane Martinson, Guardian
Truth is under threat, and with it, our democracy. All over the world, populist leaders are relentlessly undermining truth and fact, using their power to spread disinformation and incite violence. To fight this oncoming tide, brave journalism is needed more than ever and we must do all we can to protect it.
In The New Censorship, esteemed academic and former journalist Ayala Panievsky reveals the ways in which, under populist leaders like Trump, Farage and Netanyahu, methods of censorship have evolved into something even more sinister than before. Instead of banning stories, they spread flows of disinformation. Instead of silencing, they shout louder. Instead of blue-pencilling, they employ fake users, bots, and outrageous smear campaigns to dominate the conversation. And, more tragically still, under these external pressures journalists have even begun censoring themselves.
But all is not yet lost. Based on cutting-edge research, personal experience in newsrooms and a decade of living under populism in power, Panievsky not only explains what is happening but lays out what we can - and must - do to fight back.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804444160
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Footnote Press Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 196g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Ayala Panievsky is a researcher and former journalist specialising in populism, media under attack, and democratic backsliding at City, St George's University of London. She holds a PhD from Cambridge University, which has won numerous prizes, including the ICA Outstanding Dissertation Award and the AEJMC Best Dissertation Award, and garnered attention from high-profile journalists and thinkers globally. Panievsky works with newsrooms worldwide to improve the future of news and what we get to know in times of sophisticated threats to democracy. Her impactful research was featured in media outlets like the BBC, The News Agents, The Wall Street Journal, LBC, Mother Jones, and Politico.
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