On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, international organizations and journalistic associations express particular concern.
As for freedom of the press, the NGO Reporters Without Borders presented a list that includes Greece (107th place). According to the organization, 55 journalists were killed in the line of duty worldwide in 2022.
Senegal and Tunisia are among the countries most affected by the annual press freedom rankings. The first place in the ranking is occupied by Norway, the last by North Korea. France has moved up from 26th to 24th place. Large drops (restrictions on freedom of speech) were recorded in Peru (110th place, -33 places), Senegal (104th place, -31 place), Haiti (99th place, -29 places) and Tunisia (121st place). place, -27 places).
In the 2023 ranking conditions for journalism have deteriorated in 7 out of 10 countries. The new counting element is related to the fact that the last three countries included in the ranking, are in Asia, while Vietnam (178th) and China (second from bottom) have risen to positions above North Korea.
Encouragingly, 52 out of 180 countries are assessed as “good” or “fairly good” (4 more than in 2022). This figure is the highest since 2016.
The 21st edition of the world ranking is dedicated, in particular, to consequences of disinformation. In two-thirds of the 180 countries included in the ranking, experts note the “involvement of political figures” in “campaigns of mass disinformation or propaganda,” Reporters Without Borders notes. The non-governmental organization expresses particular concern about the spread of misinformation in social networks. For example on sites publish fake (fake) images – videos and photos – created by artificial intelligence.
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay also referred to disinformation, emphasizing that the digital age is changing the information landscape and in this context “we need journalists more than ever.” Because “truth is threatened by misinformation and hate speech that seek to blur the lines between reality and fantasy, between science and conspiracy,” the UN Secretary General stressed. António Guterres also expressed concern about the growing concentration of the media industry in the hands of a few, coupled with the bankruptcy of independent news outlets.
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