Freedom House released the latest edition of its report, 'Freedom of the Press 2013,' on May 1st. Below is a selection of key Tweets from our followers on the day of the report release.
Storified by Freedom House ·
Fri, May 03 2013 07:56:38
2013 #pressfreedom survey finds # of people living in countries w/ #free press at the lowest level in over a decade bit.ly/10qDxIO
— Freedom House ·
Wed, May 01 2013 07:21:41
Less than 14% of the world’s people live in countries with "free" press: Freedom House bit.ly/18cRJwB
— Fareed Zakaria ·
Wed, May 01 2013 09:07:07
Report: Mali turmoil, Greek decline, Latin American media controls mean fewer have free press: http://apne.ws/18pr90F -CJ
— The Associated Press ·
Wed, May 01 2013 08:30:06
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The 10 worst places in the world to be a journalist http://atfp.co/12nCyL4
— Foreign Policy ·
Wed, May 01 2013 13:10:17
Global Press Freedom Looks Pretty Shaky, Says Freedom House ow.ly/2wyKjY
— reason ·
Wed, May 01 2013 11:36:40
"Many of the positive ratings we saw in 2011 were reversed in 2013." Not great news for the state of media freedom @FreedomHouseDC #FOTP2013
— Haley Slafer ·
Wed, May 01 2013 07:34:32
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Freedom house global press freedom map: cool index of a dismal year.
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— Andy Madison ·
Wed, May 01 2013 09:50:32
Hard times for free press. freedomhouse.org/blog/infograph… #FOTP2013 @FreedomHouseDC
— Terry Anzur ·
Wed, May 01 2013 08:01:10
Watching with interest and dismay country by country assessments @FreedomHouseDC as #freexpression declines around world #FOTP2013
— John Kampfner ·
Wed, May 01 2013 08:59:06
Dramatic opening in Burma was largest gain in FOTP this year #fotp2013
— SarahTrister ·
Wed, May 01 2013 07:26:04
No surprises: MENA's level of media freedom remained the worst in the world in 2012 freedomhouse.org/article/freedo… @FreedomHouseDC #FOTP2013 #MENA
— Spot On PR ·
Wed, May 01 2013 07:28:11
#Iran #Syria #NorthKorea ranked among world’s worst countries for press freedom http://ara.tv/zf9h5
— Al Arabiya English ·
Thu, May 02 2013 10:50:30
Freedom House vs. Israel a tough choice for certain conservatives http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-downgraded-in-press-freedom-report/
— Ben Smith ·
Wed, May 01 2013 15:18:21
Freedom House ranks Russia 176th out of 196 countries in its latest Press Freedom Report, down 4 positions: http://bit.ly/15a4Ksf
— Oleg Kozlovsky ·
Wed, May 01 2013 12:56:39
Freedom House just rated Thailand as 'not free' > can't get any lower. #thailand
— Pravit Rojanaphruk ·
Wed, May 01 2013 23:35:02
Amid global slide, media freedom in #Greece suffers due to crisis, watchdog Freedom House finds http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_01/05/2013_496964 #pressfreedomday
— Nick Malkoutzis ·
Wed, May 01 2013 12:45:37
FP: "Freedom House ranks 10 Worst Countries for Journos-says Restrictions on press in #Bahrain worsened since 2011" http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/05/01/the_10_worst_places_to_be_a_journalist?page=0,9&wp_login_redirect=0
— Mohammed Jamjoom ·
Thu, May 02 2013 08:28:09
Panel discussing the unfortunate decline of press freedom after the Arab Spring #FOTP2013 pic.twitter.com/2WB7ADCsCa ·
Nancy Okail