Friday, October 27, 2006

Daily Kos: Press Freedom In America Sinks To New Lows -New Study

"The fact that this country, whose Constitution explicitly honors a free press, fares so poorly in this report is shameful. But what makes it worse is that, while the press in other nations is often suppressed by threats of violence, the main reason our media suffers is due to its own cowardice and ineptitude. This report is an exclamation mark for media reform and the movement to break up the Big Media conglomerates.
This sorry appraisal for the United States reflects squarely on the Bush administration and its open antagonism for the press. In its alleged quest to protect America from enemies whom we are told hate us for our freedoms, Bush has alighted on a unique defense:
If he takes away our freedom, they won't hate us anymore.
Charts:
20 Countries Ranking Highest In GDP
Ordered By Freedom Index ScoreRankCountryScore
1Netherlands0.50
2Switzerland2.50
3Belgium4.00
4Sweden4.00
5Canada4.50
6Germany5.50
7United Kingdom6.50
8South Korea7.75
9Australia9.00
10France9.00
11Italy9.90
12Spain10.00
13Japan12.50
14United States13.00
15Brazil17.17
16Turkey25.00
17India26.50
18Mexico48.53
19Russia52.50
20China94.00

20 Countries Ranking Highest In Both Population And GDP
Ordered By Freedom Index Score
RankCountryScore
1Canada4.50
2Germany5.50
3United Kingdom6.50
4South Korea7.75
5France9.00
6Italy9.90
7Spain10.00
8South Africa11.25
9Japan12.50
10United States13.00
11Poland14.00
12Brazil17.17
13Turkey25.00
14Indonesia26.00
15India26.50
16Thailand33.50
17Mexico45.83
18Russia52.50
19Iran90.88
20China94.00"

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