India ranks 159 among 180 countries in World Press Freedom Index
7 months, 3 weeks ago

India ranks 159 among 180 countries in World Press Freedom Index

New Indian Express  

India ranks 159th in the 2024 world Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without Borders. In the Asia-Pacific region – the world’s second most difficult region for practising journalism – five countries are among the world’s ten most dangerous countries for media personnel: Myanmar, China, North Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Qatar is now the region’s only country where the situation is not classified either as “difficult” or “very serious.” The countries where press freedom is “good” are all in Europe, and more specifically within the European Union, which has adopted its first media freedom law. The overall decline in the political indicator has also affected the trio at the top of the World Press Freedom Index.

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New report on media freedom in India and South Asia rings alarm bells on democratic decline
7 months, 2 weeks ago

New report on media freedom in India and South Asia rings alarm bells on democratic decline

The Hindu  

Published : May 08, 2024 20:30 IST - 5 MINS READ In its South Asia Press Freedom Report 2023-2024, the International Federation of Journalists has painted a bleak picture of media freedom in the region. The report titled “Artificial Independence: The Fight to Save Media and Democracy” was released on May 3, commemorated as World Press Freedom Day. “Without media, …

India’s Modi meets the press at the White House — and takes rare questions
1 year, 6 months ago

India’s Modi meets the press at the White House — and takes rare questions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Narendra Modi did something very unusual on Thursday at the White House — he took questions from journalists. Administration officials told Modi’s advisers that taking questions from the media was a standard part of how White House state visits are conducted, the person said. Modi defended India by saying “democracy runs in our veins” and insisting that there …

Jaishankar calls World Press Index ‘mind games’: Why the ranking is questionable
1 year, 7 months ago

Jaishankar calls World Press Index ‘mind games’: Why the ranking is questionable

Firstpost  

The World Press Freedom Index published by the non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders has been making news recently in India after the ranking showed New Delhi to be lagging behind even Kabul when it came to the freedom of the press. The World Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries, evaluating the level of freedom available to the …

'Ways of playing mind games: Jaishankar on India's low ranking on press index
1 year, 7 months ago

'Ways of playing mind games: Jaishankar on India's low ranking on press index

India TV News  

Mysuru: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday termed the World Press Freedom Index “mind games” as he reacts to India’s low ranking on the press index. ‘Ways of playing mind games’ Terming the press index "mind games,", Jaishankar said that “these are the ways of playing the mind games which are like lowering the rank of the country whom …

India slips another 11 places down below Afghanistan to 161st on Press Freedom Index
1 year, 7 months ago

India slips another 11 places down below Afghanistan to 161st on Press Freedom Index

The Independent  

India has slipped 11 places on the annual World Press Freedom Index published by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, which said the last 12 months had seen the “end of pluralism” in the country. “In India, media takeovers by oligarchs close to Prime Minister Modi have jeopardised pluralism.” The RSF said in its section on India that the world’s …

Striking a Balance Between Press Freedom and Government Control - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

Striking a Balance Between Press Freedom and Government Control - News18

News 18  

May 3, every year, is celebrated by the United Nations and UNESCO as ‘World Press Freedom Day’. On the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, let’s make a balanced review of the extent of media freedom in our country. In the World Press Freedom Index 2023, prepared by Reporters Without Borders, an international NGO, India has been ranked 161 …

India slips in World Press Freedom Index, ranks 161 out of 180 countries
1 year, 7 months ago

India slips in World Press Freedom Index, ranks 161 out of 180 countries

Hindustan Times  

Press freedom in India has gone from “problematic” to “very bad”, with the country slipping 11 ranks in the World Press Freedom Index, an analysis released by Reporters Without Borders, an organisation that evaluates the environment for journalism across countries said. “The situation has gone from ‘problematic’ to ‘very bad’ in three other countries: Tajikistan, India and Turkey,” said the …

India slips 11 positions on World Press Freedom Index
1 year, 7 months ago

India slips 11 positions on World Press Freedom Index

Live Mint  

The ranking of India in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped 11 places to 161, according to the latest report released by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders. Media associations in the country have raised concerns over the 2023 World Press Freedom Index report published today. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor twitted after Reporters Without Borders realised the 2023 …

India’s press freedom ranking dips sharply, according to analysis by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s press freedom ranking dips sharply, according to analysis by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders

The Hindu  

Published : May 03, 2023 18:00 IST - 5 MINS READ India’s ranking in press freedom has seen a significant decline, as per the latest report by global media watchdog RSF or Reporters Without Borders. The RSF report notes that “China is the world’s biggest jailer of journalists and press freedom advocates” and criticises the corporatisation of media in India, …

India slips in World Press Freedom Index, ranks 161 out of 180 countries
1 year, 7 months ago

India slips in World Press Freedom Index, ranks 161 out of 180 countries

The Hindu  

India’s ranking in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped to 161 out of 180 countries, according to the latest report released by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders. The objective of the World Press Freedom Index, which it releases every year, “is to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and …

World Press Freedom Day | Op-eds and Editorials
1 year, 7 months ago

World Press Freedom Day | Op-eds and Editorials

The Hindu  

Thirty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed May 3 as World Press Freedom Day. “Polarised political and societal discourse; erosion of trust; impositions of states of emergency and internet shutdowns; crackdown on critical voices and independent media; news desertification due to the collapse of traditional media business models; and tackling hate speech and online harms that disregard international …

Netherlands climbs 22 spots in press freedom ranking
1 year, 7 months ago

Netherlands climbs 22 spots in press freedom ranking

NL Times  

The Netherlands has risen 22 places in the press freedom index by journalist organization Reporters Sans Frontieres. That puts our country back in sixth place after falling 22 positions last year due to aggression against journalists and the murder of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries. RSF also pointed out that the improved situation in the Netherlands must be put …

Map: What is the state of press freedom in the world today?
1 year, 7 months ago

Map: What is the state of press freedom in the world today?

Al Jazeera  

To mark World Press Freedom Day, Al Jazeera looks at where the media is most restricted around the globe. According to the 2023 World Press Freedom Index, North Korea has the worst press freedom, followed by China, Vietnam, Iran and Turkmenistan. Countries with the highest levels of media freedom Norway tops the list with the highest global score for press …

Despite changing media market, India has a free press, and it really works: Top US diplomat Donald Lu
1 year, 8 months ago

Despite changing media market, India has a free press, and it really works: Top US diplomat Donald Lu

India TV News  

A top US official has lauded the freedom of the press in India and the role of journalists in supporting democracy in the world's most populous country. You have India as a democracy in part because you have a free press that really works,” Lu told PTI here. US diplomat praises India's RTI culture “I can remember going into MEA …

India’s top editors’ body slams proposed ‘fake news’ rules
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s top editors’ body slams proposed ‘fake news’ rules

Al Jazeera  

The Editors Guild of India urged the government to scrap the proposed amendment, saying it ‘will result in the censorship of the press’. The Editors Guild of India, India’s premier body for protecting press freedom, has urged the government to reject a proposal to combat fake news on social media, saying it would be akin to censorship. “Determination of fake …

US ‘concerned’ over Pakistan media curbs, attacks on journalists
2 years, 3 months ago

US ‘concerned’ over Pakistan media curbs, attacks on journalists

Al Jazeera  

US State Department spokesman says press freedom undermined after a TV channel sympathetic to Imran Khan was briefly blocked by the government. Islamabad, Pakistan – The United States has expressed concern over press freedom in Pakistan after a television channel considered to be sympathetic towards former Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefly blocked by the government. Paris-based media watchdog Reporters …

Centre Rejects World Press Freedom Index Findings; Questions 'Non-transparent' Methodology
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre Rejects World Press Freedom Index Findings; Questions 'Non-transparent' Methodology

News 18  

The government on Thursday told Parliament that it does not agree with the conclusions drawn by ’Reporters Without Borders’ in the World Press Freedom Index that ranked India 150th among 180 nations. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, said the government did not agree with the conclusions drawn by the organisation for …

Environment to religious freedom, how India has fared in prominent global indices in 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Environment to religious freedom, how India has fared in prominent global indices in 2022

India Today  

The recent global reports on indicators ranging from religious freedom to the value of the passport have attracted both massive attention from the public and strong opposition from the Indian government. INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT 2022 For the second year in a row, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has placed India on the list of “Countries of Particular …

The Press Freedom Index is Prepared With Bias and a Flawed Methodology
2 years, 7 months ago

The Press Freedom Index is Prepared With Bias and a Flawed Methodology

News 18  

Last week, news came into the limelight that press freedom in India has decreased dramatically as India slid in the index of press freedom. This report was released by an organisation called Reporters Without Borders, a non-profit and non-governmental organisation without any accountability, with the World Press Freedom Index. Although it would not be unfair to assume that the sample …

Data | India’s press freedom ranking slips to 150, its lowest ever
2 years, 7 months ago

Data | India’s press freedom ranking slips to 150, its lowest ever

The Hindu  

In the 2022 edition of the Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders, India fell to the 150th position, its lowest ever, out of 180 countries. Of the five, India’s ranking was lowest in the safety of journalists category and best in the legal framework category A drop to 150 The chart shows the rankings of 180 countries in …

India’s position on the World Press Freedom Index
2 years, 7 months ago

India’s position on the World Press Freedom Index

The Hindu  

The story so far: India’s ranking in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index has fallen to 150 out of 180 countries, according to the latest report released by the global media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders. The objective of the World Press Freedom Index, which it releases every year, “is to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and …

RSF 2022 World Press Freedom Index: India falls eight positions to 150th from last year's 142nd rank
2 years, 7 months ago

RSF 2022 World Press Freedom Index: India falls eight positions to 150th from last year's 142nd rank

Firstpost  

This year, Norway Denmark, Sweden Estonia and Finland grabbed the top positions, while North Korea remained at the bottom of the list of the 180 countries and territories ranked by the Reporters Without Borders New Delhi: India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd rank out of 180 countries, according …

The Netherlands tumbles in press freedom index because of attacks on the press
2 years, 7 months ago

The Netherlands tumbles in press freedom index because of attacks on the press

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has tumbled to 28th place in the annual press freedom index compiled by Reporters Without Borders, following changes in the ranking methodology which give greater weight to safety. ‘Polarisation of public opinion regarding Covid restrictions and immigration has led to an increase in verbal and physical aggression against journalists, especially photo and camera crews,’ the report said. Female …

The Netherlands tumbles in press freedom index because of attacks on the press
2 years, 7 months ago

The Netherlands tumbles in press freedom index because of attacks on the press

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has tumbled to 28th place in the annual press freedom index compiled by Reporters Without Borders, following changes in the ranking methodology which give greater weight to safety. ‘Polarisation of public opinion regarding Covid restrictions and immigration has led to an increase in verbal and physical aggression against journalists, especially photo and camera crews,’ the report said. Female …

Data | State of press freedom in India
2 years, 8 months ago

Data | State of press freedom in India

The Hindu  

Journalist Rana Ayyub was stopped by immigration officials at Mumbai airport on Tuesday while she was on her way to board a flight to London. The issue has put a spotlight on the deteriorating press freedom in India India ranked 142 among 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index In 2021, seven journalists were imprisoned in India, the …

Committed To Ensure Right To Freedom & Expression; Disagree With Foreign 'World Press Freedom Index' Rankings : Centre Tells Lok Sabha
2 years, 10 months ago

Committed To Ensure Right To Freedom & Expression; Disagree With Foreign 'World Press Freedom Index' Rankings : Centre Tells Lok Sabha

Live Law  

The Centre stated in Lok Sabha that it is committed to ensure the right to freedom of speech and expression. It said that the World Press Freedom Index is published by a foreign Non-Government-Organisation, "Reporters Without Borders" and thus it does not subscribe to its views and country rankings. MP Manish Tewari had asked the following questions whether the journalists …

In Kashmir, India batters press freedom — and journalists
2 years, 11 months ago

In Kashmir, India batters press freedom — and journalists

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — For five years, Sajad Gul wrote about conflict wracking his homeland, a disputed Himalayan territory where a violent armed rebellion and India’s brutal counterinsurgency have raged for over three decades. “Indian authorities appear determined to prevent journalists from doing their jobs,” said Steven Butler, Asia program coordinator of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Last week, …

In Kashmir, India batters press freedom — and journalists
2 years, 11 months ago

In Kashmir, India batters press freedom — and journalists

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Indian authorities appear determined to prevent journalists from doing their jobs,” said Steven Butler, …

Is India at war with journalism?
3 years, 4 months ago

Is India at war with journalism?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, July 27 at 19:30 GMT: Amid accusations of India’s government using spyware on journalists, Indian tax authorities raided several offices of prominent media organisations known for critical coverage of the government’s COVID-19 response. In this year’s Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, India ranks 142 out of 180 countries. Due to the deaths of four journalists who …

Modi listed in RSF’s \'Predators of Press Freedom\' along with Imran Khan, Kim Jong-un
3 years, 5 months ago

Modi listed in RSF’s \'Predators of Press Freedom\' along with Imran Khan, Kim Jong-un

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In their recently released list of ‘Predators of Press Freedom’, Reporters Without Borders listed 37 heads of state with the lowest press freedom under their jurisdiction, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being listed as well. RSF’s entry regarding Modi lists that his “close ties with billionaire businessmen who own vast media empires” has aided in spreading his nationalist-populist …

The government tries to erect a facade of media freedom in response to India's low ranking in Press Freedom Index
3 years, 7 months ago

The government tries to erect a facade of media freedom in response to India's low ranking in Press Freedom Index

The Hindu  

The last week of April 2021 witnessed manifold frantic attempts by the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre to refute public comments and reports that criticised its abject failures in handling the second wave of COVID-19 in India. Indeed, says the IMC report on page 16, “a meeting between the Ambassador of India to France and RSF …

India again placed at 142nd rank in press freedom
3 years, 8 months ago

India again placed at 142nd rank in press freedom

The Hindu  

The 2021 World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders, a French NGO, has again placed India at 142nd rank out of 180 countries. This despite the fact that for a year, under directions from the Cabinet Secretary, an Index Monitoring Cell worked to improve the world rankings, including a meeting between Ambassador to France with the RSF officials …

73 Years Of Indian Independence: An Appraisal Of Freedom In India
4 years, 4 months ago

73 Years Of Indian Independence: An Appraisal Of Freedom In India

Live Law  

As a country are we headed in the direction as aspired for by our freedom fighters? An appraisal, after seventy-three years of British withdrawal, of the extent of freedom enjoyed in India, particularly an assessment of the freedoms exercised by its institutions and citizens, does not appear to be promising. In fact, the Democracy Report, 2020 as published by V-Dem …

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