International U.S. Freedom Press hits record lows….

[filthybliss]

Press freedom in the United States has hit a record low, according to the latest World Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without Borders.

Why it matters: For years, American press freedom was generally considered "satisfactory" by Reporters Without Borders' standards. As of last year, it's now "problematic."

• Press freedom in the U.S. now falls in line with developing countries, such as Gambia, Uruguay and Sierra Leone.

The big picture: While physical threats against journalists are often a clear sign of eroding press freedoms, Reporters Without Borders cites economic strains on the media as the biggest driver of declines globally.

• This is especially in autocratic nations, such as Nicaragua, Belarus and Iran, as well as unstable democracies such as Turkey and Hungary.

Between the lines: Economic strain is increasingly tied to government efforts to financially undermine critical or independent outlets.

• Reporters Without Borders cites the Trump administration's efforts to cut funding to public broadcasters, such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as an example of this trend.
• It also cites non-government factors as threats to funding journalism, such as the dominance of major internet platforms over the advertising economy.
• Such constraints have led to record consolidation globally amongst media outlets, which has led to more media ownership being highly concentrated or controlled by the state.

Startling stat: Reporters Without Borders has been surveying press freedom globally for over a decade across five indicators — political, legal, economic, sociocultural and safety.

• The economic indicator worldwide has reached a new low point, with 160 of the 180 nations surveyed experiencing "difficult" or "no" financial stability.
• In the U.S. economic hardship is most prevalent amongst local news outlets, leading to an unprecedented number of news deserts for such a powerful country.

It feels like we are turning into Assad’s Syria without the universal healthcare….

 

[PBAC]

No it isnt. Ban ts.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

i like these:

"Between the lines: Economic strain is increasingly tied to government efforts to financially undermine critical or independent outlets."

so press freedom fell because we don't get funding from the government anymore.
wow, that conclusion sound totally disinterested.

 

[avenue94]

i like these:

"Between the lines: Economic strain is increasingly tied to government efforts to financially undermine critical or independent outlets."

so press freedom fell because we don't get funding from the government anymore.
wow, that conclusion sound totally disinterested.

If only you used the stuff between your ears and read beyond one sentence.

"While the media in the United States generally operate free from government interference, media ownership is highly concentrated, and many of the companies buying American media outlets appear to prioritize profits over public interest journalism. In a diverse global media landscape, local news has declined significantly in recent years. A growing interest in partisan media threatens objectivity, while public confidence in the media has fallen dangerously.

President Donald Trump was elected to a second term after a campaign in which he denigrated the press on a daily basis and made explicit threats to weaponize the federal government against the media. His early moves in his second mandate to politicise the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), ban the Associated Press from the White House, or dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, for example, have jeopardized the country’s news outlets and indicate that he intends to follow through on his threats, setting up a potential crisis for American journalism."

 

[Garibaldi]

MAGA wants to go full "North Korea". Only "dear leader" journalism will be allowed.....

 

[filthybliss]

If only you used the stuff between your ears and read beyond one sentence.

"While the media in the United States generally operate free from government interference, media ownership is highly concentrated, and many of the companies buying American media outlets appear to prioritize profits over public interest journalism. In a diverse global media landscape, local news has declined significantly in recent years. A growing interest in partisan media threatens objectivity, while public confidence in the media has fallen dangerously.

President Donald Trump was elected to a second term after a campaign in which he denigrated the press on a daily basis and made explicit threats to weaponize the federal government against the media. His early moves in his second mandate to politicise the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), ban the Associated Press from the White House, or dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, for example, have jeopardized the country’s news outlets and indicate that he intends to follow through on his threats, setting up a potential crisis for American journalism."

he is hungarian, he won't understand this.

 

[Jacket time]

 

[oldshadow]

So broken down if the government will not fund left media then there is no freedom of the press.

There is plenty of liberal press but because people are tired of their bullshit they are losing viewers and money. For for freedoms sake the government should be forced to fund left wing media or restrict right leaning media.

Got you.

 

[avenue94]

So broken down if the government will not fund left media then there is no freedom of the press.

There is plenty of liberal press but because people are tired of their bullshit they are losing viewers and money. For for freedoms sake the government should be forced to fund left wing media or restrict right leaning media.

Got you.

Another dumbass who didn't bother to read the story or capsules from the group.

 

[650lb Sumo]

 

[Siver!]

Press freedom in the U.S. now falls in line with developing countries, such as Gambia, Uruguay and Sierra Leone.

Make America Gambia Again

 

[Osculater]

MAGAT Country, baby!

 

[Osculater]

 

[oldshadow]

Another dumbass who didn't bother to read the story or capsules from the group.

I read it. Same old shit package.

The government needs to support the left wing press and if you disagree with the news and don't watch the media you don't like you are hurting freedom.

 

[avenue94]

I read it. Same old shit package.

Right...so press freedom in the US has been declining in recent years and Trump has substantially sped up this trend.

Some might find that troublesome.

Do you disagree that press freedoms are being eroded by this administration?

 

[oldshadow]

Right...so press freedom in the US has been declining in recent years and Trump has substantially sped up this trend.

Some might find that troublesome.

Do you disagree that press freedoms are being eroded by this administration?

No in fact it has more freedom if the government stays out of the press. The government should not be supporting any political side with funds, right or left.

They are bitching because people don't trust the media especially left leaning media and that influences what they watch.

The left said if you don't like don't watch it. Then bitch when people do just that.

 

[avenue94]

No in fact it has more freedom if the government stays out of the press. The government should not be supporting any political side with funds, right or left.

So once again, you clearly didn't read what you're claiming to have read.

In order, the reasons given for the US decline are: Media landscape, political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and safety. Government funding for media is barely even a foot note.

So once again, which of the criticisms do you disagree with?

 

[SurferH2O]

If only you used the stuff between your ears and read beyond one sentence.

"While the media in the United States generally operate free from government interference, media ownership is highly concentrated, and many of the companies buying American media outlets appear to prioritize profits over public interest journalism. In a diverse global media landscape, local news has declined significantly in recent years. A growing interest in partisan media threatens objectivity, while public confidence in the media has fallen dangerously.

President Donald Trump was elected to a second term after a campaign in which he denigrated the press on a daily basis and made explicit threats to weaponize the federal government against the media. His early moves in his second mandate to politicise the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), ban the Associated Press from the White House, or dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, for example, have jeopardized the country’s news outlets and indicate that he intends to follow through on his threats, setting up a potential crisis for American journalism."

MAGA wants to go full "North Korea". Only "dear leader" journalism will be allowed.....

Make America Gambia Again

MAGAT Country, baby!

If you think this is a Trump event... you're mistaken.

Obama attacked the Free Press in profound ways.

Obama's attack on press freedom is his most shameful reversal yet

The president has no-one to blame but himself for this broken promise

www.independent.co.uk

Opinion | If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama (Published 2016)

Obama has laid all the groundwork Trump needs for a crackdown on reporters.

www.nytimes.com

Obama Press Attacks Degrade the First Amendment In The Name of Security

Cross-posted from Forbes.com and co-authored by CIS Director of Civil Liberties Jennifer Granick. This post is co-authored with Morgan Weiland, a J.D.-Ph.D. candidate at Stanford Law School and the Stanford Communication Department. Before coming to Stanford, Weiland was a Research Project...

cyberlaw.stanford.edu

Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters' sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse

Will the Trump administration use the Espionage Act to prosecute reporters?

freedom.press

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-for-may-5-2019-1.5121509/barack-obama-was-a-greater-enemy-of-the-free-press-than-trump-michael-s-essay-1.5121514

https://www.cato.org/commentary/barack-obamas-war-free-press#

As bad as Obama was... the Press did it to themselves with ridiculous stories.

THE LIST that rustles dishonest Left Cult jimmies every time. Never debunked... always solid displays why there is so much distrust in the MSM "Free Press".

Jussie Smollett
Bubba Wallace garage pull
Covington kids
Kavanaugh rape
Trump pee tape
Covid lab leak was a conspiracy theory
Border agents whipped migrants.
Steele Dossier
Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan
Trump said drinking bleach would fight covid
Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian disinformation
Muslim travel ban
Trump built cages for migrant kids
Trump tax cuts benefited only the rich.
SUV killed parade marchers
Trump used teargas to clear a crowd for a bible photo
Don't say gay was in a bill
Ivermectin is a horse dewormer and not for humans
Mostly peaceful protests
Chinese Weather Baloon
BYU students hurled racist insults at Duke volleyball player
Trump overpowered secret service for wheel of The Beast
Covid vaccine stops spread of covid
Masks on small children
Trump used tear gas on crowd for bible photo
Officer Sicknick was murdered by protestors
Trump called migrants animals
Inflation is transitory
Trump called for a bloodbath
Joe Biden is not senile (Cheap Fakes)
Trump assassination staged
Trump Staged his Assassination Attempt
Kamala was never Border Czar



The clutching of pearls is unwarranted. In today's age with the internet their are many far more credible sources than the network news or newspapers.

 

[Osculater]

If you think this is a Trump event... you're mistaken.

Obama attacked the Free Press in profound ways.

Obama's attack on press freedom is his most shameful reversal yet

The president has no-one to blame but himself for this broken promise

www.independent.co.uk

Opinion | If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama (Published 2016)

Obama has laid all the groundwork Trump needs for a crackdown on reporters.

www.nytimes.com

Obama Press Attacks Degrade the First Amendment In The Name of Security

Cross-posted from Forbes.com and co-authored by CIS Director of Civil Liberties Jennifer Granick. This post is co-authored with Morgan Weiland, a J.D.-Ph.D. candidate at Stanford Law School and the Stanford Communication Department. Before coming to Stanford, Weiland was a Research Project...

cyberlaw.stanford.edu

Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters' sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse

Will the Trump administration use the Espionage Act to prosecute reporters?

freedom.press

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-for-may-5-2019-1.5121509/barack-obama-was-a-greater-enemy-of-the-free-press-than-trump-michael-s-essay-1.5121514

https://www.cato.org/commentary/barack-obamas-war-free-press#

As bad as Obama was... the Press did it to themselves with ridiculous stories.

THE LIST that rustles dishonest Left Cult jimmies every time. Never debunked... always solid displays why there is so much distrust in the MSM "Free Press".

Jussie Smollett
Bubba Wallace garage pull
Covington kids
Kavanaugh rape
Trump pee tape
Covid lab leak was a conspiracy theory
Border agents whipped migrants.
Steele Dossier
Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan
Trump said drinking bleach would fight covid
Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian disinformation
Muslim travel ban
Trump built cages for migrant kids
Trump tax cuts benefited only the rich.
SUV killed parade marchers
Trump used teargas to clear a crowd for a bible photo
Don't say gay was in a bill
Ivermectin is a horse dewormer and not for humans
Mostly peaceful protests
Chinese Weather Baloon
BYU students hurled racist insults at Duke volleyball player
Trump overpowered secret service for wheel of The Beast
Covid vaccine stops spread of covid
Masks on small children
Trump used tear gas on crowd for bible photo
Officer Sicknick was murdered by protestors
Trump called migrants animals
Inflation is transitory
Trump called for a bloodbath
Joe Biden is not senile (Cheap Fakes)
Trump assassination staged
Trump Staged his Assassination Attempt
Kamala was never Border Czar



The clutching of pearls is unwarranted. In today's age with the internet their are many far more credible sources than the network news or newspapers.

 

[SurferH2O]

When do you add content? Is this all you got?