America is now only 45th in the world for press freedom

[Political Junky]

This is shameful and isn't helped by Trump's trashing the media.

America is now only 45th in the world for press freedom


There are 180 countries evaluated annually on press freedom by Reporters Without Borders, which notes a "growing animosity" worldwide towards journalists. "Hostility towards the media, openly encouraged by political leaders, and the efforts of authoritarian regimes to export their vision of journalism pose a threat to democracies," the World Press Freedom Index says in summary of 2017.

Norway is in first place on the list for the second year in a row, followed by Sweden. North Korea is in last place at 180th, with Russia (148), Turkey (157), and China (176) close behind.

"The U.S.'s decline in press freedom is not simply bad news for journalists working inside the country; the downward trend has drastic consequences at the international level," adds Reporters Without Borders. "'Fake news' is now a trademark excuse for media repression, in both democratic and authoritarian regimes." Read the full details of the findings via Politico here. Jeva Lange

 

[Pete7469]

They're not "journalists", they're apparatchiks first of all.

Secondly the bullshit article makes no case regarding how the apparatchiks have even the slightest difficulty publishing seditious agitprop here in the US, or what other countries news consumers love to have pseudo-intellectual bed wetters insult them.


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[MarathonMike]

This is shameful and isn't helped by Trump's trashing the media.

America is now only 45th in the world for press freedom


There are 180 countries evaluated annually on press freedom by Reporters Without Borders, which notes a "growing animosity" worldwide towards journalists. "Hostility towards the media, openly encouraged by political leaders, and the efforts of authoritarian regimes to export their vision of journalism pose a threat to democracies," the World Press Freedom Index says in summary of 2017.

Norway is in first place on the list for the second year in a row, followed by Sweden. North Korea is in last place at 180th, with Russia (148), Turkey (157), and China (176) close behind.

"The U.S.'s decline in press freedom is not simply bad news for journalists working inside the country; the downward trend has drastic consequences at the international level," adds Reporters Without Borders. "'Fake news' is now a trademark excuse for media repression, in both democratic and authoritarian regimes." Read the full details of the findings via Politico here. Jeva Lange

The US press is lacking in freedom? What else would like for them to be able to do? What a pile of horseshit. Watch CNN any night of the week and you will see "Trump former aide thinks that....." or "CNN sources say that the White House is in disarray....." WTF is that? Is that news? Politico can stick it up their ass.

 

[fncceo]

Says who?

 

[K9Buck]

What a joke. The American media is largely liberal and bashes Trump, whites, Christians and America 24/7/365 with impunity. Thanks for the laugh.

 

[JoeMoma]

How are freedoms of the press being limited in the United States? Rightly or wrongly, the president has the first amendment right to criticize news media that he disagrees with.

 

[Sunni Man]

The American press/media is a joke.

And sadly, the public has been soo dumbed down, they think the talking head journalists are intellectuals who are telling them the truth. ....

 

[cnm]

America is now only 45th in the world for press freedom

And loving it, from the posts on this thread.

 

[Rustic]

America is now only 45th in the world for press freedom

And loving it, from the posts on this thread.

The deep state does not tolerate any sort of freedom

 

[sparky]

"'Fake news' is now a trademark excuse for media repression, in both democratic and authoritarian regimes.

RWB got that right

But hey, there's reasons if flys now.....

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[cnm]

How are freedoms of the press being limited in the United States? Rightly or wrongly, the president has the first amendment right to criticize news media that he disagrees with.

Sure, the head of the Executive can get his Stalin Putin on and refer to the Fourth Estate as 'enemies of the people'. Congress has passed no law abridging that speech, agreed.

The United States has dropped to the 45th spot in the World Press Freedom Index, down two places due in part to President Trump, the organization writes. "A media-bashing enthusiast, Trump has referred to reporters as 'enemies of the people,' the term once used by Joseph Stalin," the organization responsible for the list, Reporters Without Borders, writes as part of its justification.
http://theweek.com​

 

[Darkwind]

Reporters without borders?

 

[cnm]

We can see you're loving it. You'll have to wait for the Press Freedom announcements from 'Entertainers on Fox'.

 

[sparky]

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[AVG-JOE]

How are freedoms of the press being limited in the United States? Rightly or wrongly, the president has the first amendment right to criticize news media that he disagrees with.

Perhaps..... But it would be nice if he did it with actual facts once in a while.

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[AVG-JOE]

The American press/media is a joke.

And sadly, the public has been soo dumbed down, they think the talking head journalists are intellectuals who are telling them the truth. ....

Dude.... sweeping generalizations like are part of the problem, not the solution.

 

[cnm]

Perhaps..... But it would be nice if he did it with actual facts once in a while.

Very funny.

 

[Wyatt earp]

This is shameful and isn't helped by Trump's trashing the media.

America is now only 45th in the world for press freedom


There are 180 countries evaluated annually on press freedom by Reporters Without Borders, which notes a "growing animosity" worldwide towards journalists. "Hostility towards the media, openly encouraged by political leaders, and the efforts of authoritarian regimes to export their vision of journalism pose a threat to democracies," the World Press Freedom Index says in summary of 2017.

Norway is in first place on the list for the second year in a row, followed by Sweden. North Korea is in last place at 180th, with Russia (148), Turkey (157), and China (176) close behind.

"The U.S.'s decline in press freedom is not simply bad news for journalists working inside the country; the downward trend has drastic consequences at the international level," adds Reporters Without Borders. "'Fake news' is now a trademark excuse for media repression, in both democratic and authoritarian regimes." Read the full details of the findings via Politico here. Jeva Lange

Sooooo according to your link...


Trump calls out the media on fake/ half truths and biased news story's and these retards call it lack of freedom of press?




Go blow bubbles.



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[AvgGuyIA]

This is shameful and isn't helped by Trump's trashing the media.

America is now only 45th in the world for press freedom


There are 180 countries evaluated annually on press freedom by Reporters Without Borders, which notes a "growing animosity" worldwide towards journalists. "Hostility towards the media, openly encouraged by political leaders, and the efforts of authoritarian regimes to export their vision of journalism pose a threat to democracies," the World Press Freedom Index says in summary of 2017.

Norway is in first place on the list for the second year in a row, followed by Sweden. North Korea is in last place at 180th, with Russia (148), Turkey (157), and China (176) close behind.

"The U.S.'s decline in press freedom is not simply bad news for journalists working inside the country; the downward trend has drastic consequences at the international level," adds Reporters Without Borders. "'Fake news' is now a trademark excuse for media repression, in both democratic and authoritarian regimes." Read the full details of the findings via Politico here. Jeva Lange

We need to #repealFOTP from our 1st Amendment. These liberal MSM "journalists" are the lapdogs for the Left. There is no attempt to be neutral in reporting the news. Why should we give them constitutional protections no other organization is given?

 

[sparky]

RWB are respectably objective imho.

But whatever one's media metric may be, we've definitely gone through some changes in America

Michael Powell's dereg policies ,along with a string of FCC deregs ,inclusive of the Trump administrations input is killing diversity....

This is where corporate consolodation rears it's ugly head
6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America - Morris Creative Group

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