The Shortwave Report May 1, 2026

The Shortwave Report May 1, 2026

From The Shortwave Report by Dan Roberts

April 30, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 223

About this episode

The episode discusses press freedom issues in Europe and the US, along with updates on international relations and legal matters involving Iran and Venezuela.

This week's show begins with a large segment on press freedom in Europe and the US, Iran denies Trump's claim that they are in a state of collapse, the UN hosts an update of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty, and Maduro can finally begin to pay for legal representation in the US. This week's show features stories from France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260501.mp3 (29:00) From FRANCE- This week there was much news and concern about press freedom- on Press Freedom Day, both Reporters Without Borders and the Civil Liberties Union for Europe released annual surveys of the state of the press. First a review of the annual index of press freedom by country- overall the scores were the lowest since the index began in 2002. Then a press review on a report published by a far-right group in France on public media, suggesting that France 24 and other government funded sources are not neutral and should be removed from taxpayer support. Not unlike public radio and TV in the US- only France did not cancel support at this time. Then a report by the Civil Liberties Union says press freedom in Europe is under threat, journalists are receiving…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Roberts

Guest: Jonathan Day

Topics covered

  • press freedom
  • media ownership
  • political influence
  • international relations
  • nuclear weapons treaty
  • legal representation

Keywords

  • press freedom
  • media
  • Europe
  • US
  • Iran
  • nuclear treaty
  • Venezuela
  • legal representation
  • journalism
  • politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reporters Without Borders, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, France 24, NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba

Places: Europe, US, Iran, France

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