Overview of Press Freedom

According to Sussman (2001), in 500 BC, the Athenians in Greece enjoyed amazing freedom as the writers did not severely destroy this freedom, as Socrates discovered during its execution. Even in the 21st century, this limited freedom is still only allowed in many countries, but century printing presses have brought four new possibilities for free expression, but the church and its country Was rapidly suppressed. Therefore, over the centuries, brave citizens tried to share their ideas freely, but was severely restricted or even dead.

Democracy and rights> Freedom of press: comparison of countries by freedom of press. The lower the score, the more free the country's news. These scores are from the Freedom of the Press Index developed by Freedom House and claim to be "an independent regulatory agency devoted to expanding freedom globally". The data used in this index comes from an annual survey on media independence in 197 countries and regions and evaluates the freedom of printing, broadcasting, and the Internet in each country and region.

Myanmar and Ukraine are only two countries, but they are part of the global trend. According to all the latest surveys, freedom of the press worldwide has declined steadily. As happened in Venezuela and Egypt - freedom of the press can disappear in a moment. Sometimes it slowly corrodes like Kenya, Japan, Hungary. However, the freedom of the press currently being experienced in the United States is a relatively new structure. Please ask the reporter who reports about the Southern Civil Rights Movement. Bill Wright, a civil rights spokesman who died in March, remembered the old days that journalists suffered violence, harassment and legal attacks - "First amendment is irrelevant." He reported his paper at Lexington, Michigan, and was retaliated against reporting police brutality among black dwellers. The local sheriff is not investigating the crime, it is prosecuting charges of libel.

For journalists, the world is increasingly dangerous. It is a good opportunity to understand the challenges faced by journalists around the world on the World Press Freedom Day and how they are experiencing freedom of the press in various countries. Media Landscape cooperates with local media experts to cover a wide range of news ecosystems in various countries. The prospect of the new media will start on World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd. They will detail the historical evolution and the current situation of the media scene in various countries and will place them under an important socio-political background of regulation, legislation and press freedom.