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For the last two years, Thailand's powerful and freewheeling media have been reeling from the effects of a popular and savvy prime minister who seems intent on using his absolute majority in Parliament to control the press. The process has been as subtle as it has been painful, with journalists saying that most pressure is…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260