Press and Democracy
by Peter Vandermeerschin 🇺🇸 U.S. Politics
Press and Democracy
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Press and Democracy explores the vital connection between a free press and a healthy democracy, offering insights, analysis, and commentary on media, politics, and the public sphere.
About Peter Vandermeersch
First foreign correspondent in Paris and NY. Then editor of De Standaard (Brussels, 1999-2010) and NRC (Amsterdam, 2010-2019). From 2019-2025 publisher and CEO of Mediahuis Ireland (Dublin and Belfast). Now Mediahuis fellow 'Journalism and Society'.
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