Reporters without Borders' Freedom Index
I was somewhat shocked to learn that the USA has a lower freedom index than South Africa. In fact the USA placed 44th out of 167 for news reports from its own territory and a dismal 137th for news reports in one of its occupied territories, Iraq.
To put that in perspective, China (with it's totalitarian throw-you-in-jail-for-disagreeing-with-the-party policy) ranked a nearby 159th.
The lowest scores were reported by North Korea, which has a total black out on unauthorized news.
As would be expected, the highest scores were placed by the most evolved and mature cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.
To put that in perspective, China (with it's totalitarian throw-you-in-jail-for-disagreeing-with-the-party policy) ranked a nearby 159th.
The lowest scores were reported by North Korea, which has a total black out on unauthorized news.
As would be expected, the highest scores were placed by the most evolved and mature cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.
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