Killing the Watchdog
from First Five Hosted by First Amendment Center of the Freedom Forum Institute
How quickly can a despotic government dismantle a free press? We talk to Abdulhamit Bilici, former editor-in-chief of the largest newspaper in Turkey, now living in exile after President Erdogan's takeover of the press and imprisonment of over 150 journalists.
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