editorial independence
ed-ih-TOR-ee-ul in-deh-PEN-dents
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːriəl ɪndɪˈpɛndənsListen
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the principle that a news organisation's editorial decisions — including what stories to cover, how to frame them, and what positions to take — should be made by journalists and editors free from commercial, political, or ownership pressure; editorial independence is considered foundational to a free press and to journalism's public function as an independent check on power; it is threatened by concentrated media ownership, advertiser influence, government interference, and financial pressures that incentivise self-censorship or the favouring of stories that serve powerful interests
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