World Press Freedom Index: All You Want to Know about the Annual Press Freedom Ranking and India's Position

BENGALURU: Anti-nationalist! Pseudo-Secular! ISI Agent! Pro-Pakistan! These are some common jargons anchors use these days to de-fame an individual! Without any real proof, an individual is framed, just because they belong to a certain community! While the anchors screech without any substantial evidence and show their dominance and authority, the whole point of journalism touches new lows! They scream, they shout, even make a judgment! “I am ashamed of you, and I hereby declare you a terrorist” they read out their testament in an equitable tone. The question here arises that why are these media-houses, those “skilled” anchors doing so? Is this true journalism?

Recently a study was conducted by Newslaundary.com concluded that the majority of media houses in India are owned by either big-shot corporate or politicians. Well that almost explains everything! The biasness of Indian media was also recently protruded by the latest annual World Press Freedom Index where India was ranked quite low! Read on to know all about World Press Freedom Index, India’s rank, government’s stand, and why all this is important.

What is World Press Freedom Index?

The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders, a France-based international non-profit, non-governmental organization. The rankings are based upon the organization's assessment of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year. It reflects the degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations, and netizens enjoy in each country, and the efforts made by the authorities to respect and ensure respect for this freedom. Seen as a benchmark throughout the world, the Index ranks 180 countries according to the freedom allowed journalists. It also includes indicators of the level of media freedom violations in each region.

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