Press freedom is deteriorating
Two days before World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the U.S.-based organization Freedom House released its annual report on the state of the media worldwide. According to the report, press freedom continued to deteriorate in many countries last year.
Two days before World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, the US organization Freedom House has published its annual report on the international media situation. According to the report, press freedom continued to deteriorate in many countries last year. The treatment of the media is particularly alarming in some Asian and South American countries as well as in Russia.
According to the SDA, of the 195 countries assessed, a total of 74 were rated as free, 58 as partly free and 63 as not free. This means that only 18 percent of the world's population had access to free reporting. North Korea scored worst in terms of respect for press freedom, with Finland and Iceland scoring best. Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Sweden ranked second. Switzerland shares third place with Luxembourg. The country rating for Switzerland also mentions the CIA fax affair, which ended in mid-April with an acquittal for the Sonntags Blick journalists on trial before the military court.
According to the SDA, of the 195 countries assessed, a total of 74 were rated as free, 58 as partly free and 63 as not free. This means that only 18 percent of the world's population had access to free reporting. North Korea scored worst in terms of respect for press freedom, with Finland and Iceland scoring best. Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Sweden ranked second. Switzerland shares third place with Luxembourg. The country rating for Switzerland also mentions the CIA fax affair, which ended in mid-April with an acquittal for the Sonntags Blick journalists on trial before the military court.
