NEWS

Government of India does not agree with the conclusions drawn by Reporters Without Borders about press freedom in India for various reasons

ABOUT

• Published annually by Reporters Without Borders since 2002
• Measures the level of media freedom in 180 countries
• Based on an evaluation of media freedom that measures pluralism, media independence, the quality of the legal framework and the safety of journalists.
• Includes indicators of the level of media freedom violations in each region.
• Compiled by means of a questionnaire in 20 languages that is completed by experts all over the world

2021 ANALYSIS

• Norway topped the index for the fifth year in a row.
• The report labelled 132 countries as “very bad”, “bad” or “problematic”.
• India remained at the 142nd position among 180 countries, in the “bad” category, along with Brazil, Mexico and Russia.
• In 2016, India’s rank was 133, which has steadily climbed down to 142 in 2020.