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As more than half the world's population goes to the polls in 2024, RSF is warning of a worrying trend revealed by the 2024 World Press Freedom Index: a decline in the political indicator, one of five indicators detailed in the Index.
May 3, 2024 · Governments worldwide are failing to protect — and frequently cracking down on — independent media in 2024, casting a shadow over Reporters Without Borders’ annual press freedom rankings in a major global election year.
Mar 5, 2024 · Press freedom around the world is being threatened by the very people who should be its guarantors – political authorities. This is clear from the latest annual World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002 based upon the organization's own assessment of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year.
Country2024 [5]2023 [6]2022 [7](001) 91.89(001) 95.18(001) 92.65(002) 89.60(003) 89.48(002) 90.27(003) 88.32(004) 88.15(003) 88.84(004) 87.73(006) 87.00(028) 77.93May 6, 2024 · With 2024 shaping up to be perhaps the biggest election year in world history, RSF’s Index highlights the ominous trend of democratically elected politicians resorting to authoritarian crackdowns and rollbacks of press freedom.
For this purpose, press freedom is defined as the ability to identify, gather and disseminate news and information in accordance with journalistic methods and ethics, without unnecessary risk of: bodily harm (including murder, violence, arrest, detention, enforced disappearance and abduction);
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May 3, 2024 · The 2024 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), was released today. This year, the agency highlights a “worrying decline in support and respect for media...
