The stories that society most needs to hear are sometimes the stories that the market is least willing to finance.

2. Intimidation Through Economics

Media silencing does not always take the form of a government order closing a station.

It can also operate through economic structures.

When social-justice programmes cannot secure sustainable funding, their independence and continuity become vulnerable.

When journalists cannot secure institutional protection, their ability to pursue difficult stories becomes constrained.

When public-interest programmes disappear because they are considered financially unsustainable, communities lose platforms through which they can speak