Reporters without borders international organization. Reporters without borders rwb, is an international nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that promotes and defends freedom of information and freedom of the. Reporters without borders has just published its latest press freedom index. Reporters without borders is publishing the first worldwide.
Drastic decline in media freedom worldwide in 2014 says rsf. The rsf expressed a degree of hope thanks to last years peace deal between the administration of president juan manuel santos and the countrys oldest and largest. The recent ranking of nigeria as 115th out of 180 countries on 2020 world press freedom index is not cheering. Europes journalists subjected to increasing levels of. Morocco free speech and free press around the world.
The united states, which has the least restrictive. The reporters without borders web site also cannot be seen inside tunisia. Reporters without borders rsf presents the 2016 violations of press freedom barometer. Abstract the 2014 world press freedom index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom of information and its protagonists. Two main media freedom indices are cited internationally as indicators of the relative state of press freedom and free expression internationally. The country is ranked 47th out 180 in rsfs world press freedom index, 29 places lower than its position in the 2015 index. It reflects the degree of freedom that journalists, news. Hatred of journalism threatens democracies politico. Washington, april 18, 2016 prnewswireusnewswire reporters without borders rsf will publish the 2016 world press freedom index on april 20, 2016 at 00. Reporters without borders has been working for decades all over the world with the families, employers and governments of journalists held hostage and missing to provide ontheground information and contacts, media strategy advice, platforms. Reporters without borders has published its 2015 press freedom index. World press freedom index 2015 rsf reporters sans frontieres. 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.
Because it is well known, its influence over governments is growing. Below, please find past publications and special reports produced in service of freedom houses mission of advancing freedom globally. The reporters without borders annual index released thursday showed that jordan continued a decline in press freedom, as it was ranked 141st in the 2014 index and 4th in the 20 index. The 2015 world press freedom index highlights the worldwide deterioration in freedom of information in 2014.
World press freedom index 2015 decline on all fronts. Oct 25, 2002 reporters without borders is publishing for the first time a worldwide index of countries according to their respect for press freedom. 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. 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 ministers comments come in the backdrop of the latest survey of the global body, reporters without borders, that shows india dropping two places on the global press freedom index ranking to. Methodological issues in measuring media freedom in a. In recently released world press freedom index wpfi, india was placed at 6th rank out of 180 nations surveyed worldwide in terms of press freedom in 2015 in wpfi 2015, india has shown improvement. 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 2018 world press freedom index. Introduction according to the reporters without borders 2015 world press freedom index, morocco has diminished speech and press freedoms in the past decade, dropping its ranking from 89 out of 180 in 2002 to 6 in 2014. Reporters without borderss annual press freedom rankings are doing the rounds today, and. Syria is ranked 177th out of 180 countries in the 2015 reporters without borders press freedom index. Japan slips in press freedom ranking japan real time wsj. The decline is especially acute in the americas, where the. The state of freedom of the media and information in poland is of special concern this year. Last month, the parisbased advocacy group reporters without borders released its annual press freedom index. Reporters without borders index is a snapshot of the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each. Press releases are pictured on april 25, 2018 in paris during a press conference of reporters without borders rsf to present the its world press freedom index for 2018. Apr 26, 2017 on april 26, the washington post and reporters without borders held a conversation on freedom of press around the world, including a presentation of the 2017 world press freedom index. This years global press freedom ranking, released annually by the international ngo reporters without borders, appears to show something alarming. Ukraine ranks 102nd in the 2019 world press freedom index, generated by reporters without borders.
Reporters without borders premieres 2019 world press. As of 2018, it ranked 82 out of 180 on the world press freedom index by reporters without borders, with rank 1 being the freest and rank 180 belonging to north korea, meaning the least free. Reporters without borders has been working for decades all over the world with the families. Enforcement of these laws faced criticism, as they are viewed by nongovernmental organizations as imposing restrictions on freedom of expression and speech. The press freedom index by reporters without borders.
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. Borders rsf 2018 world press freedom index, continuing its. The reporters without borders measures of press freedom also were found to. Published every year since 2002 by reporters without borders rsf, the world press freedom index is an important advocacy tool based on the principle of emulation between states. I was reminded of those two losers today as i read the annual report from reporters without border about the declining level of press freedom in 2015. In light of such a wretched performance, it is no surprise that the. The press freedom index is a global annual ranking covering around 180 countries. Reporters without borders has published its 2015 world. Press council of india rejects world press freedom index. Reporters without borders compiled this list of 180 countries by asking its partner organizations and its network of correspondents, as well as journalists, researchers, legal experts and human rights activists, to answer questions designed to assess a countrys level of press freedom. World press freedom index rsf reporters sans frontieres. Apr 26, 2017 press freedom in colombia has slightly improved contrary to a global trend of reduced freedom, reporters without borders rsf said in its annual world press freedom index.
Freedom house has analyzed challenges to freedom and advocated for greater political rights and civil liberties in a variety of publications over the years. 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 safety and freedom of journalists, and the legislative, institutional and infrastructural environment in which the media operate. An outfit called reporters without borders has issued a study stating that americas ranking for press freedom dropped in 20 to 46th in the world from the previous rank in 2012 of 33rd. Reporters without borders press freedom index media. Nigerias poor ranking on press freedom the sun nigeria.
Reporters without borders is publishing for the first time a worldwide index of countries according to their respect for press freedom. It also shows that such freedom is under threat everywhere, with the. Defends journalists and other media workers who are imprisoned or persecuted for doing their job, and draws attention to the many cases throughout the world of. Many heads of state and government fear its annual publication. Reporters without borders has published its 2015 world press freedom index, which measures the freedom of information and journalists in 160 countries around the world. The country is ranked 47th out 180 in rsfs world press freedom index, 29 places lower than its position in the. Reporters without borders rsf presents the 2020 press freedom barometer. The over 1,000 violations that have been recorded so far have exposed the dangers faced by journalists across the continent. Reporters without borders, an organisation that conducts advocacy for freedom of information and press freedom, ranks nigeria 120 out of 180 in its 2019 data of press freedom ranking. India falls in world press freedom index again, now just one place above pakistan. The 2019 world press freedom index compiled by reporters without borders rsf shows how hatred of journalists has degenerated into violence. On that reporters without borders press freedom report. Reporters without borders is careful to note that the index only deals with press freedom and does not measure the quality of journalism nor does it look at human rights violations in general. In 2018, singapore was ranked 151st by reporters without borders in the worldwide press freedom index.
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 reporters without borders 2015 world press freedom index stated that there was an eight percent increase in the violations of freedom of information in 180 countries in 2014 compared to the. Reporters without borders releases its press freedom index. Official control over state broadcast media poland saw the conservative law and justice party pis come to power in may 2015. Ngo reporters without borders rsfs 2019 world press freedom index shows a worsening media climate globally. About world press freedom index wpfi world press freedom index is produced by francebased international nongovernmental organization reporters without borders rwb, or reporters sans frontieres rsf. It intends to reflect the degree of freedom that journalists, news organisations, and netizens have in each country, and the.
Jordan drops two places on world press freedom index jordan. The indicators compiled by reporters without borders are incontestable. The wpfi ranks the performance of countries according to index calculated based upon various parameters. 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.
The reporters without borders measures were available only across seven years, but they, too, show evidence of decreasing correlations across time. For more information about narratives and data, or to obtain report editions older than those found. 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. Reporters without borders hails yesterdays decision by a luanda provincial court to. Mapping media freedom is run in partnership with the european federation of journalists and reporters without borders, and is partially funded by the european commission. Apr 20, 2016 an advocacy group, reporters without boarders on wednesday said world press freedom deteriorated in 2015, especially in the americas.
Freedom of the press 2015, the latest edition of an annual report published by freedom house since 1980, found that global press freedom declined in 2014 to its lowest point in more than 10 years. The press freedom index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by reporters without borders based upon the organisations own. Conditions for journalists and independent media have got worse in the majority of the 180 countries assessed. Margaux ewen, north america executive director of reporters without borders rsf and washington post congressional reporter and former moscow correspondent, karoun demirjian, break down the 2018. Angola is ranked 123rd out of 180 countries in the 2015 reporters without borders press freedom index. Methodological issues in measuring media freedom in a global. Reporters without borders archives global investigative. Reporters without borders rsf has released its world press freedom index, ranking 180 countries according to the level of freedom available to journalists. But how explain that according to reporters without borders rsf in french 2016 world press freedom index, the british press, which created journalism, is less free than those liberals of ghana.
Norway topped the list of having the worlds freest press for the second year in a row, the reporters. Twentyfive of the top 35 countries in the rankings where european, while the united. 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. Presented to the international communication association, may 24, 2015. The reporters without borders measures of press freedom also were found to be consistent yeartoyear. Reporters without borders releases 2019 press freedom index. 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.
The reporters without borders measures were available only. Press freedom on decline, says reporters without borders. Oct 06, 2015 mapping media freedom is run in partnership with the european federation of journalists and reporters without borders, and is partially funded by the european commission. Cote divoire free speech and free press around the world. According to this index, japan, which in 2010 had been. Amman jordan has dropped two places on the world press freedom index 2015, ranking 143rd among 180 countries, as the government said it will continue to develop media freedom in the kingdom. 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. Reporters without borders annual roundup press freedom. Downgraded in world press freedom index by reporters. Read in russian the rsf index, which evaluates the state of. According to this index, japan, which in 2010 had been ranked no. Press freedom in colombia has slightly improved contrary to a global trend of reduced freedom, reporters without borders rsf said in its annual world press freedom index. Report on the situation of journalists in the uae input for.
On april 18, the washington post and reporters without borders, the worlds largest nongovernmental organization specializing in the defense of media freedom, will hold a conversation on. Sustainability index msi to evaluate the global development of independent. The report also rated nigeria as difficult for press freedom and net freedom. The reporters without borders have compiled the index annually since 2002 and levels of press freedom are calculated through a range of. The reporters without borders world press freedom index ranks the performance of 180 countries according to a range of criteria that include media pluralism. Reporters without borders rsf 2016 world press freedom. Freedom in the world, freedom houses flagship publication, is the standardsetting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties.
The little presidents who deny press freedom by attacking. The group disclosed this in its annual world rankings and. In 2015 reporters without borders ranked israel 96th in their press freedom index, after kuwait, north cyprus, kosovo and mozambique. Beset by wars, the growing threat from nonstate operatives, violence during demonstrations. The world press freedom index released on april 20 of this year by french ngo reporters without borders received broad media coverage. Statement on the reporters without borders world press. Drastic decline in media freedom worldwide in 2014 says. It also shows that such freedom is under threat everywhere, with the 20 bottomranked countries drawn from asia, africa, latin america and europe. Its mandate is to promote free, independent and pluralistic journalism and to defend media workers.