Since the Indictment of Libby it seemed we were beginning to hear some real news from the MSM. But this will be short lived as long as Bush is allowed to continue dividing Americans in the worse of ways.
And it doesn’t help that many of us have had to get our news from outside America. Now we find out that
U.S. Ranks 44th in Worldwide Press Freedom Index
The annual worldwide press freedom index from Reporters Without Borders shows the United States, which is supposedly spreading freedom and liberty throughout the world, is in a fast decline regarding the freedom of its own press.
The report ranked the United States in 44th place, an atomic drop from a favorable position of 22nd held last year, and from a handsome 17th place in 2002.
The organization mentioned that several journalists were expelled from the country since the terrorist attacks of 2001.
South Korea, positioned at 34th place, is improving its image, partly because of open-source media OhmyNews. Any citizen in South Korea can be a reporter, thanks to its policy of posting submissions from people with all backgrounds.
Here’s the top 50 ranking:
The ranking
N° Country Note
1 Denmark 0,50
2 Finland 0,50
3 Iceland 0,50
4 Ireland 0,50
5 Netherlands 0,50
6 Norway 0,50
7 Switzerland 0,50
8 Slovakia 0,75
9 Czech Republic 1,00
10 Slovenia 1,00
11 Estonia 1,50
12 Hungary 2,00
13 New Zealand 2,00
14 Sweden 2,00
15 Trinidad and Tobago 2,00
16 Austria 2,50
17 Latvia 2,50
18 Belgium 4,00
19 Germany 4,00
20 Greece 4,00
21 Canada 4,50
22 Lithuania 4,50
23 Portugal 4,83
24 United Kingdom 5,17
25 Benin 5,50
26 Cyprus 5,50
27 Namibia 5,50
28 El Salvador 5,75
29 Cape Verde 6,00
30 France 6,25
31 Australia 6,50
32 South Africa 6,50
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,00
34 Jamaica 7,50
35 Mauritius 7,50
36 South Korea 7,50
37 Japan 8,00
38 Mali 8,00
39 Hong-Kong 8,25
40 Spain 8,33
41 Costa Rica 8,50
42 Italy 8,67
43 Macedonia 8,75
44 United States of America (American territory) 9,50
45 Bolivia 9,67
46 Uruguay 9,75
47 Israel 10,00
48 Bulgaria 10,25
49 Mozambique 10,50
50 Chile 11,75
This is shameful. Damn, I miss America, the home of the brave and the free. I am sick of living amongst so many liars, crooks, greedy, power-hungry control freaks.
