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Best for Press Freedom: Norway
Why the Norwegian press is the most free in the world:
Norway is one of the most democratic and least corrupt nations in the world, says Freedom House. The country's constitutional guarantees of press freedom are consistently upheld. The media express a variety of opinions, and internet access is widely available and unrestricted.
Norway's Fact-Checker
To combat fake news, Daghladet and VG, two of Norway's leading newspapers, teamed up with public broadcaster NRK to launch the fact-checking website Faktist in 2017. By March 2019, the site was one of Norway's most popular sources for news.
Faktist is considering using artificial intelligence, like IBM's Watson, to fact-check fake news faster.
Norway has the most people willing to pay for online news, and a smartphone is the No. 1 way Norwegians get their news, according to the 2018 Reuters Institute Digital News Report.
No More FM
Norway became the first country to switch its national stations from FM to digital radio in 2017 and plans to shut down all FM networks by 2022. But local stations, which mostly broadcast on FM, say the cost of making the switch will put them out of business.
Teams travel around Norway in radiobilene ("radio cars") to educate people about the country's ongoing transition to digital radio. |