• QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Looks like the Nordic countries have some of the best protections for their press.

    https://rsf.org/en/index

    The U.S. is ranked around 45th which is disappointing considering the first amendment is supposed to guarantee freedom of the press.

    But in general western countries are far better than places like Russia, China, India, the Middle East, etc.

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      4 months ago

      You’re completely ignoring self-censorship practiced by the press in favour of financial gains. “Oops, looks like Nestlé just paid us a lot of cash for an ad. I guess that story about their security force beating up a bunch of slaves won’t be getting a page after all”.