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23/07/22 07:39 AM IST

World Press Freedom Index 2022

In News 
  • India has been ranked India at 150 (declined from 142) among 180 countries on Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Global Findings 
  • Top: Norway (1st) Denmark (2nd), Sweden (3rd)
  • Worse: North Korea (bottom) and Russia were placed in 155th position.
  • Increased polarization: The report reveals a two-fold increase in “polarisation” amplified by information chaos, that is, media polarisation fuelling divisions within countries, as well as polarization between countries at the international level.
Performance of India 
  • India is “one of the world’s most dangerous countries for the media” and noted that “journalists are exposed to all kinds of physical violence.
  • India’s position has been consistently falling in the index since 2016 when it was ranked 133.
  • India’s Neighbour: Nepal (76th position), Pakistan (157th position), Sri Lanka ( 146th), Bangladesh (162nd) and China (175th position)
  • The government doesn’t agree with the findings of the report: Reasons cited by the government are:- “very low sample size, little or no weightage to fundamentals of democracy, adoption of a methodology which is questionable and non-transparent”.
Source- Indian Express 

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