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  "textContent": "The U.S. has steadily fallen on the World Press Freedom Index over the past decade—a prolonged decline pointing to structural deficiencies that cannot be attributed to a single issue, person, or administration.\n\nThe post American Press Freedom on the Brink appeared first on Truthdig.",
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