Austria climbed up a bit in the freedom of the press after the low last year. With 78.12 points, Austria is 22 of the 180 registered States. The top 10 flew in 2015.
It is best to implement Austria in terms of safety. This is mainly due to the small number of protests and therefore less violent attacks on journalists, said Reporter Without Limits (RSF) Secretary -General Martin Wassermir. The situation also improved in the legal context compared to the previous year.
However, part of the population would be more and more skeptical to negative, said RSF President Fritz Hausjell. He was responsible for, among other things, ‘the mood of the vote’ by the FPö and described critical journalism as the ‘lie press’ or ‘Systeemmedia’. The political context was 72.59 points.
“Kickl’s ideas were saved”
“We will not be forgotten that the coalition negotiations between freedom and the People’s Party in January Orban’s circumstances were threatening to Austria,” said Hausjell. “We are well advised not to lean back just because Herbert Kickl and his ideas about media policy have been saved.
In general, the situation in Austria is “satisfactory”. The worldwide situation was “for the first time difficult,” said Hausjell. For example, better places than Austria reached Norway, Estonia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Ireland.
Dark location in Syria, China and Russia
At the end of the ranking are Eritrea, Noord -Korea, China, Syria, Iran and Russia. There was a significant deterioration compared to the previous year in Israel, Kosovo, Argentina or also in Croatia. According to a broadcast, physical attacks on journalists are the most visible injuries for freedom of press. Economic pressure is also a major problem. In 160 countries, media companies have achieved no financial stability at all. “There can be no free press without economic independence,” warned Anne Bocandé, editor -in -inspect of RSF International.
In some countries, media property is strongly concentrated, in others media are fully controlled by the state. The Press Freedom Index takes into account the political, economic, legal and socio-cultural context, as well as safety, with media professionals, both scientists and lawyers, among others.
Source: Krone
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