Norway is the top country in the world for press freedom in an era in which global media freedom is coming increasingly under threat, says a new report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

The Scandinavian country tops the rankings with a rating of “faultless” after coming third last year, with the report saying that Norwegian media is “free and journalists are not subject to censorship or political pressure.”

Norway was followed in the Index top five by Sweden, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands. Iceland was ranked at 10^th spot.

Published since 2002 the World Press Freedom Index measures indicators including pluralism, media independence and respect for the safety and freedom of journalists.

2017 World Press Freedom Index - top 10 countries

      1. Norway

      2. Sweden

      3. Finland

      4. Denmark

      5. Netherlands

      6. Costa Rica

      7. Switzerland

      8. Jamaica

      9. Belgium

  10.    Iceland

Reporters Without Borders webpage (fr. Reporters sans frontières):  www.rsf.org

Source: www.thelocal.no
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