The little presidents who deny press freedom by attacking. Namibia tops press freedom index, ghana drops as sudan and. The latest analysis of the state of press freedom around the world paints a grim picture, as the reporters without borders 2015 press freedom index reports that two thirds of the 180 countries surveyed registered a decline rsf reported declines in every region of the world, but the european union and balkans saw the starkest change from 2014, with wideranging decline throughout a region. Reporters without borders has published its 2015 world press freedom index, which measures the freedom of information and journalists in. In 2014, the government proposed a tough new media law, which has led to. Reporters without borders rsf presents the 2020 world press freedom index. As of 20 russia ranked 148th out of 179 countries in the press freedom index compiled by reporters without borders. Uk among worst in western europe for freedom of press. Beset by wars, the growing threat from nonstate operatives, violence during demonstrations and the economic crisis, media freedom is in retreat on all five continents. The report, created by reporters without borders, also slams the treatment. Rumi said that despite a huge opening of pakistani media in recent years, there have been severe constraints on journalists, mostly in the.
The reporters without borders 2020 world press freedom index. Comparison of 2015 and 2017 world press freedom index. Uk falls in press freedom index due to northern ireland. However, there have been constant press freedom violations, including police violence against journalists, ambushes by political activists, and reprisals instigated by. Reporters without borders wrong on press freedom in russia. The world is becoming paranoid about the media, watchdog. The 2015 world press freedom index highlights the worldwide. A facebook post by vovph compared 2015 and 2017 world press freedom index reports with the intent of hitting our credibility by questioning the accuracy of ressas tweets and rapplers reports. Feb, 2015 japan slipped further down the global rankings for press freedom last year, according to international watchdog reporters without borders, which cited tokyos recently implemented secrets law as a. Apr 25, 2018 the rightleaning polish journalists association sdp has accused reporters without borders in the past of being less harsh on pis rival platforma po party when it made shakeups to state media during its time in power. Australia drops in press freedom index the diplomat. Reporters without borders rsf presents the 2020 press freedom barometer.
The questionnaire was sent to partner organisations of reporters without borders 14 freedom of expression groups in five continents and its correspondents around the world, as well as to journalists, researchers, jurists. The uk has again slipped down the world press freedom index, in large part due to threats made to reporters in northern ireland. The international human rights organization reporters without borders has published an annual world press freedom index in the 2019 ranking turkmenistan is ahead of north korea ranking 180 th at the bottom of the rating. As jakarta hosts world press freedom day a west papuan reporter was beaten by police for covering a protest. The 2015 world press freedom index highlights the worldwide deterioration in freedom of information in 2014. The results for israel and the palestinian national authority from 2002 to the present are shown below, with lower numbers indicating better treatment of reporters. Reporters without borders promotes and defends the freedom to be informed and to inform. Methodological issues in measuring media freedom in a. Its no surprise the uk has slipped on the world press freedom index because of the threat faced by journalists in northern ireland, an amnesty director has said. Conditions for journalists and independent media have got worse in. World press freedom index 2015 rsf reporters sans frontieres.
The annual press freedom index produced by reporters without. Reporters without borders ranked venezuela 7th out of 180 countries in its world press freedom index 2015 and classified venezuelas freedom of information in the difficult situation level the constitution of venezuela says that freedom of expression and press freedom are protected. How press freedom declined around the world last year, by country reporters without borders has released its annual survey of press freedom around the world, revealing a drastic decline in freedom. Each has finetuned its rankings system over time and we summarise. Australia has suffered a decline in press freedom, according to data published by reporters without borders rsf, a parisbased ngo that promotes media freedom. Poland continues plummet in press freedom index the. The washington post hosts reporters without borders. The reporters without borders world press freedom index ranks the performance of 180 countries according to a range of criteria that include media pluralism. The berlinbased and international nongovernmental organization lobbies worldwide for press freedom and against censorship. China seeks new world media order says watchdog, as hong. The press freedom index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by reporters without borders based upon the organisations own assessment of the countries press freedom records in the previous year.
Apr 21, 2016 the 2016 world press freedom index released by reporters without borders rsf is led by finland, which retained its top spot for the sixth consecutive year, followed by netherlands and. Media freedom has motivated substantial political activism, yet there are surprising gaps in the related academic literature, in part because of a lack of historic and consistent data. Ranks 41st in world press freedom index thanks to war on. This according to the 2015 world press freedom index from reporters without borders, which analyzed the ongoing risks journalists face throughout the world, including threats of violence and. Access all the data about the 2020 press freedom index. The country ranked 40 out of 180 in the 2018 world press freedom index, a report compiled by influential nonprofit organisation reporters without borders rsf. It is a significant source of income for the organisation, raising nearly a. The reporters without borders 2015 world press freedom index stated that there were 3,719 violations of freedom of information in 180 countries in 2014 8 per cent more than a year earlier. Presentation of the 2018 reporters without borders world. Margaux ewen, north america executive director of reporters without borders rsf, gives a presentation of the 2018 world press freedom index. The latest analysis of the state of press freedom around the world paints a grim picture, as the reporters without borders 2015 press freedom index reports that two thirds of the 180 countries surveyed registered a decline. Apr 21, 2016 the 2016 world press freedom index showed 3. Reporters without borders rsf 2016 world press freedom. Censorship in venezuela refers to all actions which can be considered as suppression in speech in the country.
Last year, i worked on a series of films where i documented the. Last month, the parisbased advocacy group reporters without borders released its annual press freedom index. China, ranking near the bottom of rsfs index, claims it welcomes foreign journalists. The report found media freedoms falling in democracies and that nothing seems to be checking that fall. Jul 22, 2015 heads of state and government leaders who publicly scorn journalists violate the principle of press freedom, argues the parisbased organisation reporters without borders rwb. Hong kong press freedom sinks to new low in global index. Feb, 2015 the reporters without borders 2015 world press freedom index stated that there were 3,719 violations of freedom of information in 180 countries in 2014 eight per cent more than a year earlier. Norway tops list, n korea ranks last as pandemic worsens media threat rest of the world news reporters without borders released its annual world press freedom index and warning about the threat to press freedom around the world due to the pandemic. It also shows that such freedom is under threat everywhere, with the 20 bottomranked countries drawn from asia, africa, latin america and europe. The indicators compiled by reporters without borders are incontestable. In 2015 reporters without borders ranked israel 96th in their press freedom index, after kuwait, north cyprus, kosovo and mozambique. It intends to reflect the degree of freedom that journalists, news organisations, and netizens have in each country, and the efforts made by authorities to respect this freedom. If media freedom is not secure, then none of the other freedoms can be guaranteed. Paris media watchdog reporters without borders is sounding the alarm that the coronavirus pandemic poses a threat for press freedom around the world.
A few independent media outlets exist but many are forced to base themselves abroad. Apr 20, 2016 an advocacy group, reporters without boarders on wednesday said world press freedom deteriorated in 2015, especially in the americas. Reporters without borders has published this index since 2002. Reporters without borders on greeces media landscape duration. The reporters without borders world press freedom index ranks the performance of 180 countries according to a range of criteria that include media pluralism and. The questionnaire was sent to partner organisations of reporters without borders 14 freedom of expression groups in five continents and its correspondents around the world, as well as to journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists. The state exercises total control over all tv channels. Apr 20, 2016 world press freedom deteriorated in 2015, especially in the americas, advocacy group reporters without borders said on wednesday as it released its annual rankings and warned of a new era of.
According to reporters without borders, crackdown was. Twentyfive of the top 35 countries in the rankings where european, while the united. For example, the censorship of the documentary film vaxxed. Nonprofit advocacy group reporters without borders released its latest press freedom index on jan. Reporters without borders promotes and defends the freedom to be informed and to inform others. Poland continues plummet in press freedom index the krakow post. Which country has the least media freedom according to the annual ranking of reporters without borders. Reporters without borders presents grim view of global media. The share of the worlds population that enjoys a free press stood at just percent, meaning fewer than.
President donald trumps unrelenting attacks on the free press have created a trump effect promoting antagonism against journalists in the u. Feb, 2015 how press freedom declined around the world last year, by country reporters without borders has released its annual survey of press freedom around the world, revealing a drastic decline in freedom. Rsf believes that at least 11 journalists are still languishing in the regimes prisons, without access to their families or to lawyers. It provides daily briefings and press releases on threats to media freedom in. Reporters without borders is publishing the first worldwide. Reporters without borders see americas press freedom ranking. Poland ties alltime low ranking in press freedom index the. The report cites laws passed since the rightwing law and justice pis party came into power in 2015. Reporters without borders highlighted some events in the past. Press freedom on decline, says reporters without borders. Reporters without borders archives global investigative. Auckland, new zealand asia pacific report, may 4, 2017 reporters without borders has condemned what it calls indonesias doubledealing as the nation hosts world press freedom day while it continues to harass independent journalists in west papua with impunity.
India ranks lowly 6 in world press freedom index 2015 news. Modi tightens his grip on the media with no murders of journalists in india in 2019, as against six in 2018, the security situation for the countrys media might seem, on the face of it, to have improved. Japan slips in press freedom ranking japan real time wsj. Conditions for journalists and independent media have got worse in the majority of the 180 countries assessed. Morocco ranks near the bottom rabat morocco was ranked 3rd in press freedom out of 180 countries by the latest world press freedom index released by reporters without borders rsf. Reporters without borders releases 2015 press freedom index. The reporters without borders measures were available only across seven years, but they, too, show evidence of decreasing correlations across time. Reporters without borders has published its 2015 press freedom index. According to the reporters without borders annual report released on april 25, india dropped down two places from 6 in 2017 to 8. Washington, april 18, 2016 prnewswireusnewswire reporters without borders rsf will publish the 2016 world press freedom index on april 20, 2016 at 00. Press freedom cape verde moved retained its second and 25th position in.
Which country saw the biggest jump in the press freedom index in 2015. The press freedom index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by reporters without borders based upon the organisations own. Reporters without borders this week released its 2017 world press freedom index of 180 countries, and the news is not good. Questionnaire for compiling a 2006 world press freedom index. Media freedom falling in democracies by reporters without borders april 27, 2017. The parisbased media watchdog said twothirds of the 180 countries surveyed in its annual world press freedom index scored worse than a year earlier.
Uk slips down press freedom index due to northern ireland. This disgraceful performance is the outcome of several years of increasingly ruthless repression in which the authorities have relentlessly persecuted journalists. The pandemic is highlighting and amplifying the many crises, already casting a shadow on press freedom, says the parisbased reporters without borders watchdog, which released its annual world media freedom index this week. Nyt criticizes reporters without borders annual press freedom. It intends to reflect the degree of freedom that journalists, news organisations, and netizens have in each country, and the. The reporters without borders measures of press freedom also were found to be consistent yeartoyear. The ned, reporters without borders and the 2016 press freedom. In the 2015 freedom house freedom of the press report russia scored 83 100 being the worst, mostly because of new laws introduced in 2014 that further extended the state control over mass media. Its mandate is to promote free, independent and pluralistic journalism and to defend media workers. Reporters without borders critical of indonesia hypocrisy on.
Latest world press freedom index shows drastic decline. In its report, reporters without borders cited the philippines for having state troll armies that use the weapon of disinformation on social media, like russia, india and vietnam. Ewen and washington post congressional reporter and. Two main media freedom indices are cited internationally as indicators of the relative state of press freedom and free expression internationally. Tough coronavirus controls threaten pacific, global media. It has resulted in european union sanctions from 2003 to 2008 as well as statements of protest from groups, governments, and noted individuals cuba has ranked low on the press freedom index from reporters without borders from 2002 when the index was established 4th out of 9 to the present 169th out of 180 in 2015. Press freedom ranking, by reporters without borders, falls again, thanks to mediabashing enthusiast trump reports huffington post adding the annual world press freedom index warns the presidents violent antipress rhetoric is having dangerous effects, in the u.
Oct 25, 2002 reporters without borders is publishing for the first time a worldwide index of countries according to their respect for press freedom. Reporters without borders blames armed groups and governments that use national security excuse to restrict freedoms. World press freedom index 2015 press conference reporters without borders will publish the world press freedom index 2015 on february 12, 2015 at 00. Press freedom ranking falls again, thanks to media. India slips 3 places to 6, modis nationalism blamed in the index released on wednesday, india was ranked just three places above pakistan and was one notch below. Reporters without borders releases its press freedom index. Global press freedom declined to its lowest point in 12 years in 2015, as political, criminal, and terrorist forces sought to coopt or silence the media in their broader struggle for power. The francebased nongovernmental organization reporters without borders recently released its worldwide press freedom index, which ranks russia as. Rabat morocco has ranked 3rd out of 180 countries in the 2020 world press freedom index, compiled by the international ngo reporters without borders. We introduce the newly expanded global media freedom dataset, which includes 196 countries from 1948 to 2012, and demonstrate how it can be used to test previous. Press council of india rejects world press freedom index. Philippines falls two places in press freedom index.
Reporters without borders, also known as reporters sans frontieres rsf, is a leading international nonprofit and nongovernmental organization that safeguards the right to freedom of information. Press freedom index it shouldnt be confined to the media. Turkmenistan replaces north korea at the bottom of the. Twothirds of the 180 countries surveyed for the 2015 index. Namibia has topped reporters without borders rsf annual press freedom index in africa for the second consecutive year. February 12, 2015 in latest there has been an improvement in media freedom in croatia last year, according to the latest annual world press freedom index released today by reporters without borders. The reporters without borders rwb on 12 february 2015 released the world press freedom index wpfi 2015.
Nov 06, 2007 last month, the parisbased advocacy group reporters without borders released its annual press freedom index. Rsfs annual index evaluates the situation of press freedom in 180. The 2016 world press freedom index shows that world leaders are cracking down on the press freedom. How press freedom declined around the world last year, by. The press freedom index by reporters without borders it reflects the degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations and netizens enjoy. Hong kong has plunged seven places in the 2020 world press freedom index because of its treatment of journalists during prodemocracy demonstrations, reporters without borders rsf says.
Jan 25, 2016 the 2015 world press freedom index highlights the worldwide deterioration in freedom of information in 2014. The reporters without borders world press freedom index ranks the performance of 180 countries according to a range of criteria that include media pluralism and independence, respect for the. The group disclosed this in its annual world rankings and. On april 25, the washington post and reporters without borders rsf held a conversation on freedom of the press around the world, including a presentation of rsfs 2018 world press freedom. Reporters without borders, also known as reporters sans frontieres rsf, is a leading. Apr 27, 2017 press freedom index it shouldnt be confined to the media thursday, april 27, 2017 ireland has fallen five places from ninth to 14th in the latest press freedom index, published by reporters.
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