Just because more laws are being passed protecting media freedom across the world, it doesn’t mean that governments will respect them, or allow citizens to use them.

That’s one of the “conflicting trends” to emerge from the latest World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development report, from UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO.

For this latest edition of our Lid Is On podcast, from UN News, Matt Wells has been talking to one of the lead researchers behind the report.

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