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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Gabriel Elizondo

New York dedicates New Year's Eve ball drop to press freedom

New York dedicates New Year's Eve ball drop to press freedom

Braving freezing cold and rain, thousands of people gathered at New York's Times Square to ring in the New Year.

In a gesture highlighting the importance of journalism and press freedom, the organisers invited journalists for the traditional lowering of the crystal ball.

Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from New York.

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