Ireland's press freedom index in 2024 was 85.59, the eighth best in the world. The index presents an overview of the plurality and independence of the media and how safe and free it is for journalist to work, with higher scores indicating a better situation for the press and lower scores a worse one. Ireland tends to have a good degree of press freedom, and was outranked only by Norway in 2023. By 2024, the country fell down the ranking but remained in the top 10.
Press freedom index in Ireland from 2013 to 2024
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According to the source, the Index ranks 180 countries and regions according to the level of freedom available to journalists. It is a snapshot of the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each country and region. It does not rank public policies even if governments obviously have a major impact on their country’s ranking. Nor is it an indicator of the quality of journalism in each country or region.
The countries surveyed were scored between 0 and 100, with 0 being the worst possible result and 100 the best.
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Reporters Without Borders. (May 3, 2024). Press freedom index in Ireland from 2013 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026191/ie-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. "Press freedom index in Ireland from 2013 to 2024." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026191/ie-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. (2024). Press freedom index in Ireland from 2013 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026191/ie-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. "Press Freedom Index in Ireland from 2013 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026191/ie-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders, Press freedom index in Ireland from 2013 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026191/ie-press-freedom-index/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Press freedom index in Ireland from 2013 to 2024 [Graph], Reporters Without Borders, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026191/ie-press-freedom-index/