Adams: Press freedom, like liberal democracy, is struggling

As of last December, there were 262 journalists in prison for their journalistic work, according to the Committee for the Protection of Journalists. Looking at the previous week on the CPJ website as I write, I see the following news alerts:
• Four journalists jailed in Sudan: two for “false news” and two for defamation;
• Egyptian authorities lash out at the media, block websites, and threaten retaliation, in part over stories of electoral irregularities;
• 10 Palesti