The new ranking of the situation in different countries of the press freedom

The new ranking of the situation in different countries of the press freedom is the old list of leaders with negative trends. Reporters Without Borders (ROG) evaluated the situation in 180 countries around the world for the current ranking of press freedom. This review questionnaire includes statistics on attacks against professionals in the media sector.

The role model of freedom of the press

Top of the list of press freedom ratings and an absolute role model, for the fourth time in a row is Skandia Nova, Norway. This is followed by Finland and Denmark. At the bottom is North Korea, which is ranked 180th. Last year's ranking was changed to a position with Turkmenistan, which is considered one of the worst countries for freedom of the press, and this is 100th. Last year, Eritrea was 178th and China at 177th.

Corona is a looking glass

Criticizing the journalist organization, "authoritarian, authoritarian and populist" governments are increasingly trying to suppress free information at all costs. Most media workers are jailed for their work. Saudi Arabia and Egypt are being hailed as "the most prominent example of this phenomenon."

China in particular is doing its best to implement "a new global media order," the ROG said in its latest report. During the Corona crisis, the effects of full control of Chinese news were felt all over the world.

India: Attempts to strangle journalism in Kashmir

But in the past few months, it has also been seen clearly in other countries how badly the press freedom is being crushed. "The corona pandemic, like a burning glass, is a reflection of the current oppressive trends around the world," says Roti Board spokeswoman Katia Glogger. However, surveys on the current classification were conducted before the outbreak of the corona pandemic, so as not to affect the results.

Germany two points ahead

Germany's position came in 11th in the table with two points improvement. It was 13th in the previous ranking. According to the RoG Annual Report, the incidence of attacks on journalists in the Federal Republic has dropped significantly. The main reason for this is that there was no such demonstration by right-wing populists in 2019, as happened in Cayotes and Cotton at the end of summer 2018. In 2019, the organization counted at least 13 attacks on media professionals in Germany, while the year before, at least 22 attacks on media professionals were recorded in Germany.

Fighting News: As an excuse

Journalists' organization Reporter Without Borders has pointed out in the latest rankings on the ban on freedom journalism that many countries restrict the freedom of the media from pretending that it is "spreading fake news." " The organization has exemplified Singapore and Benin in this regard.

On the other hand, in countries such as Russia, India, the Philippines and Vietnam, the government in the service of the troll army criticizes public opinion and the media, depending on the disinformation itself.

On the other hand, democratically elected presidents in the United States and Brazil are fueling enmity and hatred. Populists or publicists' distrust of the news media resulted in violence against reporters in many places in 2019. Even in countries like Spain, Italy and Greece, nationalist and right-wing extremist groups do not shy away from direct threats.