World Press Freedom Index : India slips to 150th position from 142nd

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India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd rank out of 180 countries.

Highlights of the 2022 report

• Best performing countries

1. Norway– 1st

2. Denmark– 2nd

3. Sweden– 3rd

4. Estonia– 4th

5. Finland– 5th

• Worst performerming countries

• North Korea remained at the bottom of the list.

• Russia is placed at 155th position, slipping from 150th last year.

• According to the global media watchdog, China climbed two places to the 175th position, from 177th place last year.

• Performance of India;s neighbourhood countries

• Apart from India, the ranking of its neighbouring countries has also declined except Nepal.

• While Pakistan is ranked 157th, Sri Lanka is at 146th, Bangladesh at 162nd and Myanmar at 176th.

• About Press Freedom Index

• It has been published by Reporters Without Borders every year since 2002.

• This is based on the organisation's own assessment of countries' press freedom records in the last year.

• The index ranks 180 countries and territories according to the level of freedom available to journalists.

• The index is prepared on the basis of assessment of the level of pluralism, media freedom, media environment and self-censorship, legal framework, transparency as well as the quality of the existing infrastructure for news and information.