February 14, 2014
U.S. press freedom declines
U.S. press freedom declines
In its annual World Press Freedom Index, the Paris-based media rights watchdog warned of the “growing threat worldwide” from the “tendency to interpret national security needs in an overly broad and abusive manner”.
Watchdog: Security measures hurt press freedom
Zealous efforts to protect national security have taken a toll on press freedom in the last year, above all in the United States, a media watchdog said Wednesday. The United States ranked 46th among 180 countries in a press freedom survey by Reporters Without Borders, falling 13 places from last year. Armed conflict, a perennial problem, also plays a major role in restricting press efforts: the Central African Republic, where a sectarian conflict has erupted, plunged furthest of all countries _ 43 places to the 109th spot.
Zealous efforts to protect national security have taken a toll on press freedom in the last year, above all in the United States, a media watchdog said Wednesday. The United States ranked 46th among 180 countries in a press freedom survey by Reporters Without Borders, falling 13 places from last year. Armed conflict, a perennial problem, also plays a major role in restricting press efforts: the Central African Republic, where a sectarian conflict has erupted, plunged furthest of all countries _ 43 places to the 109th spot.