VOA慢速英语:Report: Press Freedom Declines to Lowest Point in 12 Years

polarization – n. people and groups separated into opposing groups

partisanship – n. strong support for a particular leader, group or cause

objectively – adv. based on facts rather than feelings or opinions

override – v. to ignore; to defy; to make (something) no longer valid

taboo – adj. not acceptable to talk about or do

contradict – v. to say the opposite of (something that someone else has said); to deny the truth of (something)