After several years out of power, the former leader is returned to office on a populist platform. He blames the news media’s coverage of his previous government for costing him reelection. As he sees it, tolerating the independent press, with its focus on truth-telling and accountability, weakened his ability to steer public opinion. This time, he resolves not to make the same mistake. (WaPo)

A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, sounded the alarm over what he calls a “quiet war” against press freedom in a Washington Post editorial published Thursday that points to the chilling parallels between global crackdowns on journalism and the potential for similar moves in the U.S., fueled by the rhetoric and policies of former President Donald Trump. (Mediaite)

The Times publisher zeroed in on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government’s tight control of a majority of the nation’s news outlets. (The Hill)

Sulzberger occasionally writes essays to prompt journalism industry dialogue about key issues. Last year, he wrote for the Columbia Journalism Review about the debate around objectivity in journalism. (CNN)