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The World Has Changed
Press Freedom Changes:
The Newseum's world press freedom map has been updated to reflect the latest ratings from Freedom House. The percentage of the world's population that has access to a free press remained at its lowest point in more than a decade in 2015, as political, criminal and terrorist forces sought to co-opt or silence the news media in their struggle for power.
The Good News:
Chile -- Partly Free to Free:
* Violence and harassment against journalists covering protests declined.
Togo -- Not Free to Partly Free:
* The state-owned broadcaster provided equal airtime to opposition candidates during the country's presidential election.
* Relations between the press and the government's media regulatory body improved.
* Journalists were granted greater access to campaign rallies and other political events. |