US Slips Again In Freedom of the Press Ranking

Started by TehBorken, Oct 24 06 07:15

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TehBorken

US Slips Again In Freedom of the Press Ranking

Reporters Without Borders has released their annual [a href="vny!://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=639"]worldwide press freedom index[/a]. While developing nations like Haiti and Mauritania continue to gain ground developed nations like France, Japan, and the US continue their downward spiral.

From the article:

"The United States (53rd) has fallen nine places since last year, after being in 17th position in the first year of the Index, in 2002. Relations between the media and the Bush administration sharply deteriorated after the president used the pretext of 'national security' to regard as suspicious any journalist who questioned his 'war on terrorism.' The zeal of federal courts which, unlike those in 33 US states, refuse to recognise the media's right not to reveal its sources, even threatens journalists whose investigations have no connection at all with terrorism."  
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

Gopher

Saddening, but very telling statistics.
A fool's paradise is better than none.

Russ

True it is noticable with news reports from teh states.
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