2016 World Press Freedom Index released

Q.  Reporters Without Borders released which index on 20th April 2016?
- Published on 21 Apr 16

a. World Press Liberation Index
b. World Press Freedom Index
c. World Journal Freedom Index
d. World Newspaper Freedom Index

ANSWER: World Press Freedom Index
 
The 2016 World Press Freedom Index was released on 20 April 2016 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
  • Finland retained its top position for the sixth consecutive year, followed by the Netherlands and Norway
  • The Index ranks 180 countries according to the freedom allowed journalists. It also includes indicators of the level of media freedom violations in each region.
  • Europe with 19.8 points still has the freest media, followed distantly by Africa with 36.9, which for the first time overtook the America’s 37.1, a region where violence against journalists is on the rise.
  • Asia with 43.8 and Eastern Europe/Central Asia with 48.4, while North Africa/Middle East with 50.8 is still the region where journalists are most subjected to constraints of every kind.

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