News publisher Dow Jones is working to avoid hysterics and invest in trusted journalism amid rising concerns about U.S. press freedom, CEO Almar Latour said at Davos, reports Kerry Flynn of Axios.
Flynn reports, “The Wall Street Journal’s parent company is quite familiar with press freedom issues after reporter Evan Gershkovich spent 16 months behind bars in Russia, and as it campaigns for other imprisoned journalists.
“‘I think we should take it with a cool head and one step at a time. I don’t think hysteria or a crystal ball gazing helps in that regard,’ Latour said when asked about concerns over the leveraging of criminal law to go after U.S. journalists.
“‘We’ve got a top-notch legal team. But a lot of this also starts with the reporting has got to be unimpeachable. It’s got to be unbiased. It’s got to be reliable and so investing in that and making sure that our standards, our values, including free press, are honored every day and that trust is earned every day.'”
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