[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/15/europe/pandemic-presents-a-threat-to-truth-intl-cmd/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/15/europe/pandemic-presents-a-threat-to-truth-intl-cmd/index.html) >"The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a golden window to undermine confidence in the media and, in some cases, for world leaders to launch outright assaults on some of the most respected and important journalistic institutions in their countries."