(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is the full text of a Freedom House press release announcing their 1998 Map of Press Freedom: The Map draws on the latest assessments of our annual Survey of Press Freedom Worldwide. The survey, nearing its 20th year, examines the level of freedom in the print and broadcast news media […]
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is the full text of a Freedom House
press release announcing their 1998 Map of Press Freedom:
The Map draws on the latest assessments of our annual Survey of Press
Freedom Worldwide. The survey, nearing its 20th year, examines the level of
freedom in the print and broadcast news media in 186 countries.
Press freedom ratings are based on a series of questions in each of four
categories: the legal restrictions on news media, the degree of independence
of media from the interests of government or other political players,
economic factors which influence news content, and the frequency and
severity of actual cases of press freedom violations.
Our 20-page rating of press freedom, country by country, will be available
upon request around 3 May 1998, World Press Freedom Day. The publication
includes an analysis how media restrictions are affecting the developing
Asian financial crisis. The essay is titled
“Global Warning: Press Controls Fuel the Asian Debacle.”
We acknowledge with appreciation the assistance of the World Press Freedom
Committee in the publication of the Map of Press Freedom 1998.
The Survey and additional copies of the Map (in limited quantity) may be
obtained after 1 May 1998 from Freedom House.
