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The Good News:
Israel -- Partly Free --> Free:
* Harassment and physical attacks on journalists declined.
* Use of laws to restrict the press declined.
Algeria -- Not Free --> Partly Free:
* Three private television stations emerged, ending the government's monopoly on domestic broadcast media.
* Journalists faced fewer physical attacks.
* Use of laws to restrict the press declined.
Cote D'Ivoire -- Not Free --> Party Free:
* The government decreated its use of restrictive press laws.
* Official censorship declined.
* More private news outlets were established.
* Journalists faced fewer incidents of harassment and attack.
Paraguay -- Not Free --> Party Free:
* Political influence over state-owned media decreased.
* Use of laws to restrict the press declined. |