Tag: Reporters Without Borders

World Press Freedom Index 2014 Reporters Without Borders published their latest Freedom of the Press report this week. The results are not really surprising compared to the past years. I keep being concerned about living in a country with “noticeable problems”. My media sociologist self could talk about that for hours, but now I will spare you that. I recommend to visit Reporters Without Borders to check out the whole analysis, though.

PRESS FREEDOM INDEX 2011-2012 Look up your country on World Press Freedom Day! Apparently, my country, Hungary, which is labeled as “Partly free” by Freedom House, is ranked 40th. And to my surprise, that is better than the US’s rank (only 47th), but the US is labeled as “Free” by Freedom House! Can somebody explain this to me?* *So, as it turns out, Freedom House mainly focuses on political freedom, while Reporters Without Borders monitors national media as a whole. That must cause a difference, although I am still surprised how the US could do worse than Hungary.