There’s been a “dramatic deterioration” of press freedom because the pandemic tore the world over, Reporters Without Borders mentioned in its annual report revealed Tuesday. The group’s new World Press Freedom Index, which evaluated the press conditions in 180 nations, painted a stark image and concluded that 73% of the world’s nations have severe points with media freedoms.
It says nations have used the coronavirus pandemic, which erupted in China in late 2019, “as grounds to block journalists’ access to information, sources and reporting in the field.”
This is especially the case in Asia, the Mideast and Europe, the media group mentioned.
Issues have additionally arisen from a drop in public belief in journalism itself. The group mentioned 59% of individuals polled in 28 nations claimed that journalists “deliberately try to mislead the public by reporting information they know to be false.”
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