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Word Press Freedom Day 2025

By Thomas Marsh-Connors, “The Angry British Conservative”

Today, May 3rd, marks World Press Freedom Day 2025 a day that, while celebrated globally, should give us more pause than pride. Because if we’re honest, press freedom in 2025 is under siege not just in dictatorships abroad but in so-called "liberal democracies" like our own.

The press was once the sword of the people, now it's often the shield of the powerful.

We live in an age where journalists are no longer persecuted solely by foreign tyrants with moustaches and medals. Today, censorship comes in the form of "content moderation", "fact-checking partnerships", and algorithmic shadow bans. The soft tyranny of Silicon Valley and Westminster's backroom bureaucracy is every bit as chilling as the iron fist of a traditional regime. And let’s not kid ourselves: the mainstream press has too often become a mouthpiece for political orthodoxy, not a watchdog for liberty.

Freedom of the press should never mean freedom to manipulate, mislead, or marginalize dissenting voices. Yet this is exactly what's happening. From legacy media silencing independent commentators to tech giants de-platforming voices they disagree with, the public square has become dangerously curated. And while the left cheers it on in the name of “safety” and “misinformation,” real journalists who challenge the narrative are being pushed to the fringes.

Let’s be very clear:

A free press doesn't mean a comfortable press. It means people are going to be offended. It means sacred cows will be questioned. And it means power—be it political, corporate, or cultural gets held to account.

In Britain, we’ve watched the BBC transform from a national treasure into a politically correct PR agency. We’ve seen tabloids sued into silence and independent bloggers hunted like criminals under vague laws about “harmful content.” The 21st-century press faces death by a thousand cuts, not from guns or prisons, but from lawsuits, regulations, demonetization, and cancel culture.

So, what’s the answer?

It’s time to support the truth-tellers, not the narrative-pushers. Subscribe to independent outlets. Back journalists who speak against the grain. Demand real neutrality from platforms and politicians alike. And never forget that freedom of the press is worthless if it only applies to the popular opinion of the day.

On this World Press Freedom Day, don’t just tweet a platitude to defend the principle. Because once the press falls, democracy follows.

God bless the truth-seekers.

— Thomas Marsh-Connors Author | Podcaster | Christian Conservative | Free Speech Advocate

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