According to some nosey international group, the United States has again fallen down the Worldwide Press Freedom Index. The new index puts the USA at No. 53 -- even with Botswana, Croatia and Tonga! The United States (53rd) has fallen nine places since last year, after being in 17th position in the first year of the Index, in 2002. Relations between the media and the Bush administration sharply deteriorated after the president used the pretext of "national security" to regard as suspicious any journalist who questioned his "war on terrorism." The zeal of federal courts which, unlike those in 33 US states, refuse to recognise the media's right not to reveal its sources, even threatens journalists whose investigations have no connection at all with terrorism.
We're Number 53! We're Number 53!
We're Number 53! We're Number 53!
We're Number 53! We're Number 53!
According to some nosey international group, the United States has again fallen down the Worldwide Press Freedom Index. The new index puts the USA at No. 53 -- even with Botswana, Croatia and Tonga! The United States (53rd) has fallen nine places since last year, after being in 17th position in the first year of the Index, in 2002. Relations between the media and the Bush administration sharply deteriorated after the president used the pretext of "national security" to regard as suspicious any journalist who questioned his "war on terrorism." The zeal of federal courts which, unlike those in 33 US states, refuse to recognise the media's right not to reveal its sources, even threatens journalists whose investigations have no connection at all with terrorism.