The RSF said the situation in the US is deteriorating under President Trump. Europe remains the safest place for journalists, but Germany has fallen below the top ten in the ranking.
Global press freedoms were at an “all-time low,” Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in its annual ranking report on Friday, particularly noting a deterioration under US President Donald Trump.
“More than half of the world’s population lives in countries with a ‘very serious’ situation,” the France-based, non-profit organization said in its report, released ahead of International Press Freedom Day.
RSF said its main index has fallen to its lowest-ever level in the 23 years that it has been tracking press freedom.
The most pernicious thing about state censorship is that it encourages self censorship.
The UK government is arresting journalists under the Terrorism Act to stop them reporting about the genocide in Palestine. The media in the UK don’t report on this development and the result is a chilling effect on press coverage of Palestine more broadly
