Editorial - There is an avalanche of determined efforts by governments at the federal and sub-national levels to cripple press freedom in the country.

“The 2025 edition of the non-profit’s Press Freedom Index is the first to classify the international media freedom situation as ‘difficult,’ a downgrade from ...

Nine hours into his term, Trump took his first action against the media. The attacks only escalated from there.

This report was written by Hilary Leung and originally published in Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) on May 3, 2024. An edited version is published below as part of a content partnership agreement with ...

Costa Rica moved from 23rd to 26th place this year in the annual report published by the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The World Press Freedom Index analyzes the situation in 180 ...

The Hong Kong Journalists Association said journalists are adapting to the current media environment while seeking ways to navigate challenges to press freedom. This statement was originally published ...

Of the region’s 11 nations, just two ranked in the top half of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index. Last week, to coincide with World Press Freedom Day, the watchdog group ...

According to the 2025 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, global press freedom is in a “difficult situation” and in decline. But what exactly is the situation in French-speaking ...

When press freedom is weakened for too long, the watchdog is first leashed, then blamed for not barking, and finally attacked for existing at all ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, placing Turkey at 158th out of 180 countries. This ranking marks a slight improvement from the previous year’s 165th ...

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent". This statement was ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. This past Friday, May 3, was World Press Freedom Day. The date marks the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a 1991 ...