{"id":107127,"date":"2022-05-18T10:44:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T08:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=107127"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:44:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T08:44:34","slug":"press-freedom-2022-how-are-eu-countries-rated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/press-freedom-2022-how-are-eu-countries-rated\/","title":{"rendered":"Press freedom 2022: how are EU countries rated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"8\" data-view1020=\"8\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text ep-layout_chapo\">\n<p>Journalism is coming under intense pressure as press freedom confronts an increasingly divided world, fuelled by disinformation. While Europe remains the most secure continent for journalists and media freedom, oppressive policies in certain countries and Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine paint a worrying picture of the situation across the continent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-107124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/prensa-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/prensa-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/prensa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/prensa-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/prensa-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/prensa-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/prensa-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"8\" data-view1020=\"8\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"8\" data-view1020=\"8\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text\">\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">Freedom of expression, media freedom and pluralism are enshrined in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:12012P\/TXT&amp;from=EN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU Charter of Fundamental Rights<\/a>, as well as in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.echr.coe.int\/documents\/convention_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Convention on Human Rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-107129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fundamental-rights.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fundamental-rights.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fundamental-rights-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fundamental-rights-1024x899.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fundamental-rights-768x674.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><strong>Europe remains the most secure continent for press freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"8\" data-view1020=\"8\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"8\" data-view1020=\"8\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text\">\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/rsfs-2022-world-press-freedom-index-new-era-polarisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20th edition of the World Press Freedom Index<\/a>, Europe remained the continent that most ensures freedom of the press in 2021. EU countries are mostly ranked as \u201cgood\u201d or \u201csatisfactory\u201d, with Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Estonia registering the best scores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">La situaci\u00f3n de la libertad de prensa de los medios de comunicaci\u00f3n de <b>Espa\u00f1a <\/b>es bastante buena, nuestro pa\u00eds se sit\u00faa\u00a0en el puesto n\u00famero 32 de esta clasificaci\u00f3n mundial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">Tras muchos a\u00f1os en el \u00faltimo puesto de la clasificaci\u00f3n de los pa\u00edses de la UE, en 2021 Bulgaria subi\u00f3 21 puestos hasta el 91, gracias a un cambio de gobierno y a la expectativa de mejora. Ahora Grecia ocupa el \u00faltimo lugar, ya que a los periodistas en este pa\u00eds habitualmente se les impide cubrir temas que van desde la migraci\u00f3n hasta el Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-eu.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-107131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-eu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-eu.png 1201w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-eu-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-eu-795x1024.png 795w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-eu-768x989.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-eu-1193x1536.png 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><strong>\u201cVery bad\u201d situation in record number of countries<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"8\" data-view1020=\"8\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text\">\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">The situation is classified as \u201cvery bad\u201d in a record number of 28 countries worldwide. The world\u2019s 10 worst countries for press freedom include Myanmar, China, Turkmenistan, Iran, Eritrea and North Korea. Russia\u2019s hybrid war against Ukraine has also severely affected media freedom in the region, which was already restricted before the invasion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fifty journalists and media workers were killed in 2021 &#8211; down from 55 in 2020 &#8211; while 302 were imprisoned &#8211; up from 297 in 2020 &#8211; most of them in Belarus, China and Myanmar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">The annual Index of Reporters Without Borders ranks 180 countries and regions according to the degree of press freedom. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rankings<\/a>\u00a0are based on a score ranging from 0 to 100, with 100 being the best possible score (the highest possible level of press freedom) and 0 the worst, taking into account criteria such as pluralism, media independence, legislative framework, transparency and level of abuse against journalists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-world.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-107133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-world.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-world.png 1201w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-world-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-world-852x1024.png 852w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/press-freedom-in-the-world-768x923.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"8\" data-view1020=\"8\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"8\" data-view1020=\"8\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_links\"><strong>Fuente: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/es\/headlines\/society\/20220513STO29508\/libertad-de-prensa-como-estan-clasificados-los-paises-de-la-ue-infografia\">Parlamento Europeo &#8211; Comunicado de prensa<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalism is coming under intense pressure as press freedom confronts an increasingly divided world, fuelled by disinformation. 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