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World Press Freedom Index
The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is an annual ranking of 180 countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002 based upon the assessment of the non-governmental organization as well as surveys of professionals around the world, of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year. It intends to reflect the degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations, and netizens have in each country, and the efforts made by authorities to respect this freedom.
The WPFI is based on a questionnaire for all categories except safety, which RSF monitors. The questionnaire is sent to partner organizations, correspondents, researchers and human rights experts who are all evaluating the country in which they live. As of 2013, that included 18 freedom of expression non-governmental organizations located in five continents, its 150 correspondents around the world and journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists.
The methodology from 2013 to 2021 used seven general criteria: pluralism (measures the degree of representation of opinions in the media space), media independence, environment and self-censorship, legislative framework, transparency, infrastructure, and abuses. In 2013, Reporters Without Borders said that the WPFI only deals with press freedom and does not measure the quality of journalism in the countries it assesses.
Starting in 2022, the qualitative survey was updated to reflect needs in a more digital era and was first combined with a quantitative score press freedom incidents. The scores are evaluated against five distinct categories: political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context and safety.
This category aims to evaluate the autonomy of media and the degree of support to the media to keep government and officials accountable.[citation needed]
The questionnaire takes account of the legal framework for the media (including penalties for press offences, the existence of a state monopoly for certain kinds of media and how the media are regulated) and the level of independence of the public media. It also includes violations of the free flow of information on the Internet.[citation needed]
This category aims to evaluate economic constraints put on the press by carrying out its mission. This includes loss of public financing, concentration of media ownership, and pressure from advertisers, donors or owners.
This category aims to evaluate the social and cultural constraints put on journalists to self-censor against covering specific issues because it would be in opposition to the predominant culture of a country.
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World Press Freedom Index
The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is an annual ranking of 180 countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002 based upon the assessment of the non-governmental organization as well as surveys of professionals around the world, of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year. It intends to reflect the degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations, and netizens have in each country, and the efforts made by authorities to respect this freedom.
The WPFI is based on a questionnaire for all categories except safety, which RSF monitors. The questionnaire is sent to partner organizations, correspondents, researchers and human rights experts who are all evaluating the country in which they live. As of 2013, that included 18 freedom of expression non-governmental organizations located in five continents, its 150 correspondents around the world and journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists.
The methodology from 2013 to 2021 used seven general criteria: pluralism (measures the degree of representation of opinions in the media space), media independence, environment and self-censorship, legislative framework, transparency, infrastructure, and abuses. In 2013, Reporters Without Borders said that the WPFI only deals with press freedom and does not measure the quality of journalism in the countries it assesses.
Starting in 2022, the qualitative survey was updated to reflect needs in a more digital era and was first combined with a quantitative score press freedom incidents. The scores are evaluated against five distinct categories: political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context and safety.
This category aims to evaluate the autonomy of media and the degree of support to the media to keep government and officials accountable.[citation needed]
The questionnaire takes account of the legal framework for the media (including penalties for press offences, the existence of a state monopoly for certain kinds of media and how the media are regulated) and the level of independence of the public media. It also includes violations of the free flow of information on the Internet.[citation needed]
This category aims to evaluate economic constraints put on the press by carrying out its mission. This includes loss of public financing, concentration of media ownership, and pressure from advertisers, donors or owners.
This category aims to evaluate the social and cultural constraints put on journalists to self-censor against covering specific issues because it would be in opposition to the predominant culture of a country.