Report: US Drops to 46th in Press Freedom 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 by Taheshah Moise 
 
 
 12 Feb 2014 
 
 
 According to Reporters Without Borders, America dropped 13 spots on the World Press Freedom Index 2014, designed to rank 180 countries in terms of the freedoms journalists enjoy and the regulations placed on them by government authorities. 
 The Index, published Feb. 11, shows that America now ranks number 46, below countries like South Africa and France. The Index has been published annually since 2002, but the 2014 ranking for America marks one of the most significant declines ever reported. 
 According to Christophe Deloire, the Reporters Without Borders Secretary General, the World Freedom Index is based on seven criteria: 
 the level of abuses, 
 the * extent of pluralism *, 
 media independence, 
 the environment and self-censorship, 
 the legislative framework, 
 transparency 
 and infrastructure. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 reason1984 
 
 
 20 hours ago 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 If you like your free press, you can keep your free press...period. 
 
 
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